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protoxide

protoxide noun: any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule.

Noun

protoxide (plural protoxides)

  1. Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule
    • Oxy­gen frequently combines in various proportions with a substance, rendering it an oxide, but without advancing it to the state of an acid. In order to distinguish each compound thus formed, the language of chemistry is very systematic. The first is called a protoxide; the second a deutoxide; and...1846, unspecified, METALS, OXIDES, EARTHS AND ALKALIES

Forms of protoxide

pluralprotoxides

Origin of protoxide

From prot- + oxide.

Words formed from protoxide

Questions about protoxide

What does protoxide mean?
Protoxide means any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule.
What part of speech is protoxide?
Protoxide is a noun.
What is the plural of protoxide?
The plural of protoxide is protoxides.

Words near protoxide in the dictionary

  1. protoviruses
  2. protoword
  3. protowords
  4. protowriting
  5. protoxid
  6. protoxide
  7. protoxides
  8. protoxidize
  9. protoxidized
  10. protoxidizes
  11. protoxidizing

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