oxide

noun

ox·ide ˈäk-ˌsīd

: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group

oxidic

äk-ˈsi-dik

adjective

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Scientists at Northwestern University built a battery that uses triphenylphosphine oxide, a common industrial waste product, to store energy instead of metals. —

Alex Knapp, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Redistributing Refining Refining rare earth ore into rare earth oxides begins with a process called beneficiation in the industry. —

IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024 Nearly ten years of research at MIT resulted in tweaking metal oxides to perform as the Joule Hive firebricks. —

Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, the action of the sun's radiation on these ices spurs chemical reactions that produce organic byproducts such as acetylene, ethane, propane, as well as various carbon oxides, all of which were found as ices on Chiron's surface by the JWST. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oxide