oxyd

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/ˈɒksɪd/

A form of oxide — A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

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Meanings

nounoxyd (plural oxyds)

plural oxyds

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of oxide.

    Having ſubjected to experiment an oxyd hitherto little known, I mean the tungſtic oxyd, I ſoon diſcovered that it is one of the moſt valuable ſubſtances for receiving and fixing vegetable colours.

    1799, Cit. Guyton, “Experiments on the Colouring Matter of Vegetable Juices with the Tungstic Acid”, in Alexander Tilloch, editor, Philosophical Magazine, volume IV, number XIII, London: J. Davis, page 81

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

doxy
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MLA

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Chicago

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