oxide
oxide — noun
1. a substance made when oxygen joins with another chemical element
1.名詞C1
釋義
a substance made when oxygen joins with another chemical element
例句
Iron oxide gives the old gate its red-brown color.
common compound name: iron oxide
The lab heated copper oxide before the students measured its weight.
common compound name: copper oxide
Zinc oxide is used in some sunscreens to protect skin.
Black oxide covered the coin after years in damp air.
The teacher showed how silver oxide forms on old batteries.
同義詞
- compound
A broader term for any substance made from more than one element.
- oxygen compound
An explanatory phrase, but less technical and less standard than oxide.
用法筆記
Usually follows the name of the other element, as in iron oxide or zinc oxide. In general science writing, it often appears in fixed compound names rather than alone.
常見錯誤
❌The lab tested oxide copper.
✅The lab tested copper oxide.
💡In chemistry names, the other element usually comes before 'oxide'.