dioxide

See also: Dioxide

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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.?
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Hellenic *dwi-
Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor.
Latin di-bor.
English di-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygène
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin aciduslbor.
French acide
blend
French oxidebor.
English oxide
English dioxide

    From di- + oxide.

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    Noun

    dioxide (countable and uncountable, plural dioxides)

    1. (chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
      Synonyms: (archaic) binoxide, (archaic) deutoxide
      • 1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96:
        Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.
      • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban:
        Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.
      • 2013 September–October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist‎[1], archived from the original on 3 September 2013:
        Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

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    • → Swahili: dioksidi

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    Etymology

    Borrowed as an internationalism. Equivalent to di- +‎ oxide.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌdi.ɔkˈsi.də/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: di‧oxi‧de
    • Rhymes: -idə

    Noun

    dioxide n (plural dioxides or dioxiden, no diminutive)

    1. dioxide

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