oxide

Meanings

Plural: oxides

Noun

any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Origin / Etymology

Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.

Scrabble Score: 13

oxide is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
oxide is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oxide is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

oxide is a valid Words With Friends word