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# oxide

noun (an oxide, oxides)

«oxide» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons oxides appear when things burn or rust: carbon dioxide (from burning and breathing), iron oxide (rust), zinc oxide (in sun cream). Phrases: «iron oxide», «carbon dioxide», «zinc oxide».

### Examples

- Rust is a kind of iron oxide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#x1)
- Zinc oxide is in some sun creams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#x2)
- When metals burn, they make oxides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#x3)
- Carbon dioxide is an oxide of carbon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#x4)
- Aluminium has a thin oxide layer that protects it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/#x5)

### Note

Use «an»: an oxide. Countable. «Di-» in dioxide means two oxygen atoms.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oxide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxide/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oxide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oxide.html) on Mova free.