An oxide (/ˈɒksaɪd/) is a chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula. "Oxide" itself is the dianion...
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Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or nos, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen...
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Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula NO. It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Nitric oxide is...
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less well characterized. Copper oxide may refer to: Copper(I) oxide (cuprous oxide, Cu2O) Copper(II) oxide (cupric oxide, CuO) Copper peroxide (CuO2), a...
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Calcium oxide (formula: CaO), commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline, crystalline...
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Phosphorus oxide can refer to: Phosphorus pentoxide (phosphorus(V) oxide, phosphoric anhydride), P2O5 Phosphorus trioxide (phosphorus(III) oxide, phosphorous...
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Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds: Nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen(II) oxide, or nitrogen...
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has several oxidation states, and therefore oxides: Tungsten(III) oxide Tungsten(IV) oxide, also known as tungsten dioxide Tungsten(VI) oxide, also known...
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Aluminium oxide (or aluminium(III) oxide) is a chemical compound of aluminium and oxygen with the chemical formula Al2O3. It is the most commonly occurring...
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Sulfur oxide refers to many types of sulfur and oxygen containing compounds such as SO, SO2, SO3, S7O2, S6O2, S2O2, etc. Sulfur oxide (SOx) refers to one...
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In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to other atoms were fully ionic. It...
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Cerium oxide may refer to: Cerium(III) oxide, Ce2O3, also known as dicerium trioxide Cerium(III, IV) oxide, Ce3O4 (dark blue) Cerium(IV) oxide, CeO2,...
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Uranium oxide is an oxide of the element uranium. The metal uranium forms several oxides: Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide (UO2, the mineral uraninite...
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Cobalt(II) oxide (cobaltous oxide), CoO Cobalt(III) oxide (cobaltic oxide), Co2O3 Cobalt(II,III) oxide, Co3O4 Cobalt oxide nanoparticle This set index...
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In biochemistry and metabolism, beta oxidation (also β-oxidation) is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol...
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An acidic oxide is an oxide that either produces an acidic solution upon addition to water, or acts as an acceptor of hydroxide ions effectively functioning...
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Silicon oxide may refer to either of the following: Silicon dioxide or quartz, SiO2, very well characterized Silicon monoxide, SiO, not very well characterized...
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Ruthenium oxide may refer to either of the following: Ruthenium(IV) oxide, RuO2 Ruthenium(VIII) oxide, RuO4 This set index article lists chemical compounds...
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Chromium oxide may refer to: Chromium(II) oxide, CrO Chromium(III) oxide, Cr2O3 Chromium dioxide (chromium(IV) oxide), CrO2, which includes the hypothetical...
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In chemistry, the Schöniger oxidation (also known as the Schöniger flask test or the oxygen flask method) is a method of elemental analysis developed...
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Sodium oxide is a chemical compound with the formula Na2O. It is used in ceramics and glasses. It is a white solid but the compound is rarely encountered...
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Aluminium(II) oxide (AlO) (aluminium monoxide) Aluminium(III) oxide (aluminium oxide), (Al2O3), the most common form of aluminium oxide, occurring on...
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Graphite oxide (GO), formerly called graphitic oxide or graphitic acid, is a compound of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen in variable ratios, obtained by...
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Antimony oxide may refer to any of the following: Diantimony tetroxide, Sb2O4 Antimony trioxide, Sb2O3 Antimony pentoxide, Sb2O5 Antimony hexitatridecoxide...
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Tellurium oxide may refer to: Tellurium monoxide, TeO Tellurium dioxide, TeO2 Tellurium trioxide, TeO3 This set index article lists chemical compounds...
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Ethylene oxide is an organic compound with the formula C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether and the simplest epoxide: a three-membered ring consisting of one oxygen...
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Arsenic oxide may refer to any of the following: Arsenic dioxide, As2O4 Arsenic trioxide, As2O3 Arsenic pentoxide, As2O5 This set index article lists...
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Boron oxide may refer to one of several oxides of boron: Boron trioxide (B2O3, diboron trioxide), the most common form Boron monoxide (BO) Boron suboxide...
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Propylene oxide is an acutely toxic and carcinogenic organic compound with the molecular formula C3H6O. This colourless volatile liquid with an odour...
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