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Ward explained that Tor is trained to detect a chemical, triphenylphosphine oxide used in the manufacturing of just about any type of storage device, like cellphones, USB drives, micro SD cards, computers and cameras.—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 Rare-earth compounds take on a variety of colors, as shown with these oxides of (clockwise from top center): praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium.—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025 Ultimately, the body sends water towards the oxide to get rid of it, causing a diarrhea or laxative effect.—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025 Using natural oxide pigments and graphite, Pacheco depicts a clash between Meso-American and Spanish cultures, with references to the working-class culture of his parents and masters of Mexican art like Diego Rivera.—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oxide
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Etymology
French oxide, oxyde, from ox- (from oxygène oxygen) + -ide (from acide acid)
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