OXIDES
Noun
oxides
plural of oxide
Anagrams
• doxies
Source: Wiktionary
OXIDE
Ox"ide, n. Etym: [F. oxygène oxigen + acide acid: cf. F. oxyde. The
French word was correctly spelt oxide, till about the year 1840,
when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and
composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it
represent the u of Gr. 'oxy`s, from which it was supposed to be
directly derived.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau,
Lavoisier,and their associates, the term oxides was made to include
all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as
contrasted with the acid, all of which were at that time supposed to
contain oxygen. The orthography oxyde, oxyd, etc., was afterwards
introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these
forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling oxid is not common.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition