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the chemical bond between metal and air, slowly winning a war against everything.
means A chemical compound in which oxygen is combined with another element, such as the rust on iron or the layer on aluminum.
from Coined in the late 18th century from French 'oxide,' itself built from 'oxygène' — oxygen — whose name Lavoisier assembled from the Greek 'oxys,' meaning sharp or acid, plus '-genēs,' producing. The early chemists wrongly believed oxygen was the essential maker of all acids; the name stuck even after the chemistry proved them wrong, so 'oxide' carries a fossilized mistake in its bones — the 'sharp-maker's' child.
- rust math
- iron oxide weighs more than the iron it ate
- self-defense
- aluminum's oxide layer stops further corrosion instantly
- red planet
- Mars is rusty from iron oxide dust
- old tech
- magnetic tape stored data as iron oxide grains
- breathable
- nitrous oxide is laughing gas and rocket fuel oxidizer
iron oxide — rust that forms on iron and steel, responsible for ~1 trillion dollars in annual corrosion damage globally
silicon dioxide — quartz and sand, makes up 12% of earth's crust and is the main component of glass
carbon dioxide — greenhouse gas at 421 ppm in atmosphere as of 2024, driving climate change
nitrogen oxide — nox pollutants from cars and industry that form smog in cities like los angeles and beijing