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ox·ide (äk′sīd′)

noun

a binary compound of oxygen with some other element or with a radical

Etymology: Fr < Gr oxys, acid, sour (see oxy-) + Fr (ac)ide, acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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