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oxide

[ok-sahyd, -sid] / ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /


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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

Burnt-sienna vines twist through simmering ocher air, while flora sprout through these roiling masses in hues of chromium oxide and cadmium green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and dangerous particulate matter increased by 196%, 111%, and 139% respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas roughly 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

He spent all of five minutes bombarding uranium oxide, and, detecting no neutrons in his apparatus, gave up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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