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oxylith

oxylith noun: a substance, containing sodium peroxide and other salts, which releases oxygen upon contact with water.

Noun

oxylith (plural oxyliths)

  1. A substance, containing sodium peroxide and other salts, which releases oxygen upon contact with water.
    Synonyms:
    oxygen stone

Synonyms of oxylith

Forms of oxylith

pluraloxyliths

Origin of oxylith

From oxy- + -lith.

Questions about oxylith

What does oxylith mean?
Oxylith means a substance, containing sodium peroxide and other salts, which releases oxygen upon contact with water.
What part of speech is oxylith?
Oxylith is a noun.
What is the plural of oxylith?
The plural of oxylith is oxyliths.

Words near oxylith in the dictionary

  1. oxylipids
  2. oxylipin
  3. oxylipins
  4. oxyliquit
  5. oxyliquits
  6. oxylith
  7. oxyliths
  8. oxylium
  9. oxylium ion
  10. oxylium ions
  11. oxyliums

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