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oxide

[ok-sahyd, -sid] / ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /


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In 1928, the initial discovery of the rock art was dismissed as "red oxide mineral seeping through the rock and not prehistoric art", the Guardian reported at the time.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"Iron is crystallized in oxide nanoparticles making the cells superparamagnetic and reactive to magnetic fields. We found by far the strongest magnetic response in liver tissue," adds Prof. Ulf Wiedwald, from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Last year, GKN Aerospace settled a lawsuit with the Southern California Air Quality Management District by paying $909,935 for violations of recordkeeping and nitrogen oxide emissions, without admitting liability.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

At one coal-burning unit, emissions for mercury, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide were well under permitted levels, according to hourly and 24-hour measurements on a computer screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Her face was smeared with so much zinc oxide that it looked like she’d fallen nose-first into a frosted cake.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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