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chemical compound vs oxide

oxide vs chemical compound

chemical compound and oxide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chemical compound Yes No No No
oxide Yes No No No
As nouns, oxide is a hyponym of chemical compound; that is, oxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemical compound:
  • chemical compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
  • oxide: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
chemical compound (noun) oxide (noun)
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
Difference between chemical compound and oxide

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