oxide
oxide — 名詞
1. a substance made when oxygen joins with another chemical element
氧化物
含氧與另一元素形成的化合物
a substance made when oxygen joins with another chemical element
Iron oxide gives the old gate its red-brown color.
氧化鐵讓那扇舊鐵門呈現紅褐色。
common compound name: iron oxide
The lab heated copper oxide before the students measured its weight.
實驗室先加熱氧化銅，學生才測量它的重量。
common compound name: copper oxide
Zinc oxide is used in some sunscreens to protect skin.
氧化鋅用在一些防曬產品裡來保護皮膚。
Black oxide covered the coin after years in damp air.
那枚硬幣在潮濕空氣中放了多年後，表面覆滿黑色氧化物。
The teacher showed how silver oxide forms on old batteries.
老師示範了氧化銀如何在舊電池上形成。
- 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.