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di·ox·ide
(dī-ŏk′sīd)n.
A compound with two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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dioxide
(daɪˈɒksaɪd)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element
2. (Elements & Compounds) another name for a peroxide4
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di•ox•ide
(daɪˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd)n.
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each bonded directly to an atom of a second element.
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di·ox·ide
(dī-ŏk′sīd) A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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Noun | 1. | dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule nitrogen dioxide - a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2) carbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas, CO2 - a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis chlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide - a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain |
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dioxide
n → Dioxid nt
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dioxide
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