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Dioxide

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A compound with two oxygen atoms per molecule.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide.

n. An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

Word Usage

"Any further increases of CO2 in the atmosphere will have minimal, if not negligible, effects on the temperature (see "Carbon dioxide is already absorbing almost all it can")."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

oxide

Hyponym

sulfur dioxide chlorine dioxide co2 sulphur dioxide carbonic acid gas nitrogen dioxide carbon dioxide

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

binoxide suboxide

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

dockside oxide peroxide superoxide

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

nitrogen monoxide chlorine oxide ammonia ozone vapor hydrocarbon pollutant chloride