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DHMO

DHMO is the abbreviation of dihydrogen monoxide.

DHMO is the initialism of dental health maintenance organization.

Meaning of dihydrogen monoxide

Noun

dihydrogen monoxide (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, usually) H₂O, water.
    • Thus ice contracts when melting, ice being a regular and rather open structure of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, while water is a collection of dihydrogen-monoxide (H₂O), tetra-hydrogen dioxide (2H₂O), and more complex molecules.1928, Herbert Chatley, Studies in Molecular Force, 3rd edition, Charles Griffin & Co., Limited, page 4

Questions about DHMO

What is DHMO the abbreviation of?
DHMO is the abbreviation of dihydrogen monoxide.

Words near DHMO in the dictionary

  1. DHL
  2. DHLs
  3. DHMIS
  4. dHMN
  5. dHMNs
  6. DHMO
  7. dho-gazza
  8. dhobi
  9. dhobi bag
  10. dhobi bags
  11. dhobi dust

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