trioxide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trioxide
Example Sentences
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To stabilize the divalent chromium on Earth, researchers maintained high temperatures, almost 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, under high vacuum during the synthesis that started from chromium metal, chromium trioxide and other chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Both antimony trioxide and the suite of haloacetic acids have previously been recognized by state and federal agencies as hazardous substances.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
Dry, solid xenon trioxide, XeO3, is extremely explosive—it will spontaneously detonate.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
In the form of arsenic trioxide, it can be used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, the book says.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2013
Nitric acid oxidizes antimony either to the trioxide Sb4O6 or the pentoxide Sb2O5, the product obtained depending on the temperature and concentration of the acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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