dioxide (daɪˈɒksaɪd) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element |
| 2. | another name for a peroxide |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
dioxide di·ox·ide (dī-ŏk'sīd)
n.
A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
| dioxide (dī-ŏk'sīd) Pronunciation Key
A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule. |