Meaning of DIOXIDE
| Pronunciation: | | dI'âksId
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[n] an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
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DIOXIDE is a 7 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | carbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas, chlorine dioxide, CO, nitrogen dioxide, oxide, sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*ox"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + oxide.] (Chem.)
(a) An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule;
binoxide.
(b) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen
to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.]
{Carbon dioxide}. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.
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