dioxide

di-ox-ide · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A chemical compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded to another element.

  2. 2.

    Any oxide with two oxygen atoms per molecule.

Forms

plural: dioxides

Related words

See also: carbon, compound, monoxide, oxygen

Etymology

From Greek di- meaning "two" combined with oxide, which comes from French oxygene + -ide. The term reflects the chemical composition: two oxygen atoms bonded to another element.