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dioxide

  • noun
  • /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

Kinds of dioxide

  • nitrogen dioxide
  • carbon dioxide
  • chlorine dioxide
  • sulfur dioxide

Related words

  • diazoxide
  • thiazide
  • calcium dioxide
  • carbon dioxide snow
  • pentacarbon dioxide
  • tetracarbon dioxide
  • tricarbon dioxide
  • americium dioxide
  • berkelium dioxide
  • carbon dioxide
  • cerium dioxide
  • chlorine dioxide

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This definition is adapted from “dioxide” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.