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oxide vs chemical compound

chemical compound vs oxide

oxide and chemical compound both are nouns.

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

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