oxide
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When the rocks were heated in hydrogen, almost 80% of their iron oxide was transformed into metallic iron, with water vapor produced during the reaction.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
The City Council unanimously approved a measure to prohibit the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide by cannabis and tobacco retailers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
NHS maternity staff who were exposed to excessive levels of nitrous oxide have received "landmark" payouts totalling £735,000, a union said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Earlier this year, it began producing samarium oxide, a rare earth in high military demand that had also been refined almost exclusively in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
When the calcium oxide has softened the delicate inner skin, it’s peeled off slowly and carefully.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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