dioxide
[dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
- 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.
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By this method a dilute solution of the dioxide in water is obtained.
An Elementary Study of ChemistryWilliam McPherson
It is a bluish-black powder which at high temperatures decomposes into the metal, dioxide and oxygen.
Dioxide, dī-oks′īd, n. an oxide containing two equivalents of oxygen to one of a metal.
By heating this dioxide in a current of oxygen, the metal may be obtained in the form of a powder of dark grey colour.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
In Fremys process for separating osmium from the residues of platinum ore, ruthenium occurs in a dioxide.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
dioxide
- any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element
- another name for a peroxide (def. 4)
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dioxide
(dī-ŏk′sīd)- A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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dioxide
[dī-ŏk′sīd]
- A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
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