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deutoxide

/djuːˈtɒksaɪd/

deutoxide noun: a dioxide.

Noun

deutoxide (countable and uncountable, plural deutoxides)

  1. (archaic) A dioxide.
    • Oxy­gen frequently combines in various proportions with a substance, rendering it an oxide, but without advancing it to the state of an acid. In order to distinguish each compound thus formed, the language of chemistry is very systematic. The first is called a protoxide; the second a deutoxide; and...1846, unspecified, METALS, OXIDES, EARTHS AND ALKALIES
    Synonyms:
    dioxide, binoxide

Synonyms of deutoxide

Forms of deutoxide

pluraldeutoxides

Origin of deutoxide

From deuto- + oxide.

Questions about deutoxide

What does deutoxide mean?
Deutoxide means a dioxide.
What part of speech is deutoxide?
Deutoxide is a noun.
How do you pronounce deutoxide?
Deutoxide is pronounced /djuːˈtɒksaɪd/.
What is the plural of deutoxide?
The plural of deutoxide is deutoxides.

Words near deutoxide in the dictionary

  1. deutoplasms
  2. deutoplastic
  3. deutosulphuret
  4. deutosulphurets
  5. deutovum
  6. deutoxide
  7. deutoxides
  8. deutranope
  9. deutron
  10. deutrons
  11. Deutsch

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