Chemical compound.
The crossword clue "Chemical compound." is answered by OXIDE, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OXIDE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OXIDE answer page.
Used 26 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AMIDE (18 uses in xd)
- ISOMER (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for OXIDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OXIDE, most used first.
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- Zinc ___ - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Iron ___ (rust) - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Rust, e.g. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Nitrous ___ - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
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- Aromatic compound - ESTER, used 60 times
- Chemical compound - AMINE, used 33 times
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