dioxide
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dioxide /dʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/
▶noun Chemistry an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula.
'dioxide' also found in these Oxford entries:
advanced gas-cooled reactor
- aerated
- blood
- carbon
- carbonate
- carbon cycle
- carbon dioxide
- carbon footprint
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- carbon-neutral
- carbon offsetting
- carbon sink
- cassiterite
- chlorous acid
- choke-damp
- dark reaction
- di-
- dry ice
- emissions trading
- erythrocyte
- fix
- global warming
- greenhouse gas
- hyperventilate
- hypoventilation
- keg beer
- lung
- nitric oxide
- nitrogen dioxide
- photosynthesis
- rebreather
- respiration
- rutile
- silica
- sulphur dioxide
- sulphuric acid
- sulphurous acid
- telluric acid
- thoria
- titanium dioxide
- uraninite
- yeast
- zirconia
