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oxide

[ok-sahyd, -sid] / ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /


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Scientists are also exploring gold catalysts for applications such as removing carbon monoxide from vehicle exhaust and producing propylene oxide, another widely used industrial chemical.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

To overcome that limitation, Dr. Milner and his colleagues embedded molecules in helium nano-droplets doped with dimers of nitric oxide.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

Bloom spent most of its 25 years as a promising—but unprofitable—solid oxide fuel-cell maker that never quite broke through.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

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

On their thirtieth wedding anniversary, George gave Margaret a check for one hundred dollars, along with a note scribbled on the back of an aluminum oxide wrapper: “Next 30 years not as rough. Love, George.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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