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hydrox

hydrox noun: a breathing gas composed of hydrogen and oxygen used for its lighter weight than air.

Noun

hydrox (usually uncountable, plural hydroxes)

  1. (usually) A breathing gas composed of hydrogen and oxygen used for its lighter weight than air.

Forms of hydrox

pluralhydroxes

Origin of hydrox

From an abbreviation of hydrogen + oxygen.

Questions about hydrox

What does hydrox mean?
Hydrox means a breathing gas composed of hydrogen and oxygen used for its lighter weight than air.
What part of speech is hydrox?
Hydrox is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrox?
The plural of hydrox is hydroxes.

Words near hydrox in the dictionary

  1. hydrovinylation
  2. hydrovinylations
  3. hydrovolcanic
  4. hydrovolcanism
  5. hydrowoodwardite
  6. hydrox
  7. hydroxamate
  8. hydroxamates
  9. hydroxamic
  10. hydroxamic acid
  11. hydroxamic acids

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