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dioxid

dioxid is the obsolete spelling of dioxide.

Meaning of dioxide

Noun

dioxide (countable and uncountable, plural dioxides)

  1. Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
    • Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96
    Synonyms:
    binoxide, deutoxide

Forms of dioxid

pluraldioxids

Phrases with dioxid

Questions about dioxid

What is dioxid the obsolete spelling of?
Dioxid is the obsolete spelling of dioxide.

Words near dioxid in the dictionary

  1. dioxepino
  2. dioxetane
  3. dioxetanes
  4. dioxete
  5. dioxetes
  6. dioxid
  7. dioxidane
  8. dioxidanyl
  9. dioxide
  10. dioxides
  11. dioxidonitrogen

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