Oxide vs. Oxygen

Oxidenoun

(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Oxidenoun

A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.

Oxidenoun

any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Oxidenoun

a binary compound of oxygen with another element or group

Oxide

An oxide () is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula. itself is the dianion of oxygen, an O2– (molecular) ion.

Oxygennoun

A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.

Oxygennoun

Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.

Oxygennoun

(medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.

Oxygennoun

(countable) An atom of this element.

Oxygennoun

A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element of atomic number 8, occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.9994.

Oxygennoun

Chlorine used in bleaching.

Oxygennoun

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

Oxygennoun

a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.

Oxygen

Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.