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dihydrogenmonoxide

dihydrogenmonoxide is the alternative spelling of dihydrogen monoxide.

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 dihydrogenmonoxide

What is dihydrogenmonoxide the alternative spelling of?
Dihydrogenmonoxide is the alternative spelling of dihydrogen monoxide.

Words near dihydrogenmonoxide in the dictionary

  1. dihydrofusarubin
  2. dihydrogen
  3. dihydrogen monoxide
  4. dihydrogen-monoxide
  5. dihydrogenated
  6. dihydrogenmonoxide
  7. dihydroheterocodeine
  8. dihydrohydroxyfuran
  9. dihydroimidazole
  10. dihydroimidazoles
  11. dihydroisocoumarin

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