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di⋅ox⋅ide

  [dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
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–noun Chemistry.
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each of which is bonded directly to an atom of a second element, as manganese dioxide, MnO2, or nitrogen dioxide, NO2.
Origin:
1840–50; di- 1 + oxide
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di·ox·ide   (dī-ŏk'sīd)   
n.  A compound with two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·ox·ide
Pronunciation: (')dI-'äk-"sId
Function: noun
: an oxide (as carbon dioxide) containing two atoms of oxygen in amolecule
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dioxide di·ox·ide (dī-ŏk'sīd)
n.
A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.

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Science Dictionary
dioxide   (dī-ŏk'sīd)  Pronunciation Key 
A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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