tetroxide

[ te-trok-sahyd, -sid ]

nounChemistry.
  1. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen.

Origin of tetroxide

1
First recorded in 1865–70; tetr- + oxide

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British Dictionary definitions for tetroxide

tetroxide

tetroxid (tɛˈtrɒksɪd)

/ (tɛˈtrɒksaɪd) /


noun
  1. any oxide that contains four oxygen atoms per molecule: osmium tetroxide, OsO 4

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