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dioxo

dioxo noun: two oxo substituents in a molecule.

Noun

dioxo (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two oxo substituents in a molecule

Origin of dioxo

From di- + oxo-.

Words formed from dioxo

Questions about dioxo

What does dioxo mean?
Dioxo means two oxo substituents in a molecule.
What part of speech is dioxo?
Dioxo is a noun.

Words near dioxo in the dictionary

  1. dioxindole
  2. dioxindoles
  3. dioxins
  4. dioxirane
  5. dioxiranes
  6. dioxo
  7. dioxocane
  8. dioxocanes
  9. dioxolan
  10. dioxolane
  11. dioxolanes

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