DIOXIDE


Meaning of DIOXIDE in English

/duy ok"suyd, -sid/ , n. Chem.

an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each of which is bonded directly to an atom of a second element, as manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , or nitrogen dioxide, NO 2 .

[ 1840-50; DI- 1 + OXIDE ]

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