dioxide

di·ox·ide  (d-ksd)

n.

A compound with two oxygen atoms per molecule.

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dioxide [daɪˈɒksaɪd]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for a peroxide [4]

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dioxide  (d-ksd)

A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

dioxide [daɪˈɒksaɪd] N → dióxido m
see also carbon B
see also sulphur B

dioxide [daɪˈɒksaɪd] n → dioxyde m

dioxide

n → Dioxid nt

dioxide [daɪˈɒksaɪd] n (Chem) → biossido
carbon dioxide → anidride f carbonica

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dioxide [daɪˈɒksaɪd] n (Chem) → biossido
carbon dioxide → anidride f carbonica