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oxide vs nitrogen oxide

nitrogen oxide vs oxide

oxide and nitrogen oxide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxide Yes No No No
nitrogen oxide Yes No No No
As nouns, nitrogen oxide is a hyponym of oxide; that is, nitrogen oxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxide:
  • oxide: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
  • nitrogen oxide: any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
oxide (noun) nitrogen oxide (noun)
any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
Difference between oxide and nitrogen oxide

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