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Oxide vs Are - What's the difference?

oxide | are |

As nouns the difference between oxide and are

is that oxide is a binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element while are is an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a

As a verb are is

form of be|lang=en.

oxide

English

(wikipedia oxide)

Alternative forms

* (all rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
  • Derived terms

    * alkylene oxide * aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide * aluminium oxide hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide * antimonic oxide * antimonioso-antimonic oxide * antimonious oxide * antimonous oxide * antimony oxide * argentous oxide * arsenious oxide * auric oxide * aurous oxide * barium copper oxide * barium oxide * beryllium aluminium oxide, beryllium aluminum oxide * beryllium oxide * bismuth oxide * bismuthic oxide * bismuthous oxide * bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide * boric oxide * boron oxide * cacodyl oxide * cadmium oxide * calcium oxide * californium oxide * carbon oxide * carbonic oxide * ceramic oxide * ceric oxide * cerium oxide * cerous oxide * chloric oxide * chlorine oxide * chlorous oxide * chromic oxide * chromium oxide * chromous oxide * cobalt oxide * cobaltous oxide * copper oxide * cubic zirconium oxide * cupric oxide * cuprous oxide * curium oxide * deuterium oxide * dihydrogen oxide * dimethylene oxide * dinitrogen oxide * dioxide * dysprosium oxide * ethylene oxide * epoxide * erbium oxide * ethylene oxide * europium oxide * ferric oxide * ferroso-ferric oxide * ferrous oxide * fluorine oxide * heptaoxide, heptoxide * hexoxide * holmium oxide * hydric oxide * hydrogen oxide * hydroxide * hypochlorous oxide * indium oxide * indium tin oxide * iridic oxide * iridious oxide * iridium oxide * iron oxide * isopropoxide * lanthanum oxide * lead oxide * lithium oxide * lutetium oxide * magnesium aluminium oxide, magnesium aluminum oxide * magnesium oxide * manganese oxide * mercuric oxide * mercurous oxide * mercury oxide * methylene oxide * mixed oxide * molybdenum oxide * monoxide * niobic oxide * niobous oxide * nitric oxide * nitrogen oxide * nitrous oxide * octoxide * osmic oxide * oxic * oxidimetry * oxidise, oxidize * palladic oxide * palladious oxide * pentoxide * peroxide * platinic oxide * platinous oxide * plumbic oxide * polyethylene oxide * potassium oxide * propylene oxide * protoxide * radium oxide * red iron oxide * rhodic oxide * rhodous oxide * rubidium oxide * ruthenium oxide * samarium oxide * scandium oxide * selenium oxide * sesquioxide * silicon oxide * silver oxide * sodium oxide * stannic oxide * stannous oxide * strontium oxide * suboxide * sulfuric oxide, sulphuric oxide * sulfurous oxide, sulphurous oxide * sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide * superoxide * tantalic oxide * tantalous oxide * tantalum oxide * telluric oxide * tellurous oxide * terbium oxide * tetroxide * thallic oxide * thallious oxide * thallium oxide * thorium oxide * thulium oxide * tin oxide * titanic oxide * titanium oxide * titanous oxide * tributyltin oxide * trioxide * tungsten oxide * tungstic oxide * tungstous oxide * uranic oxide * uranium oxide * uranoso-uranic oxide * uranous oxide * uranyl oxide * vanadic oxide * vanadous oxide * ytterbium oxide * yttrium barium copper oxide * yttrium oxide * zinc oxide * zincic oxide * zirconic oxide * zirconium oxide

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    are

    English

    (ARE)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) aren, from (etyl) earun, .

    Verb

    (head)
  • Mary, where are you going?
  • We are not coming.
  • Mary and John, are you listening?
  • They are here somewhere.
    Synonyms
    * (second-person singular) (archaic) art (used with thou )

    See also

    * am * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * were * wert

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) are.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
  • Usage notes
    * Are is now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.
    Synonyms
    * (SI unit) (rare) square decametre
    Derived terms
    * centiare * decare * hectare

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