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trioxide

/trʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/

trioxide noun: any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule.

Noun

trioxide (plural trioxides)

  1. Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule.
    • Zeona has a thin atmosphere of sulfur dioxide and trioxide, created by volcanic outgassing. There are traces of water vapor in the atmosphere, but over the last five centuries of observation particle counts have decreased 4%.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Zeona, Elysta System
  2. Any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane.

trioxide meaning in Tamil

trioxide in Tamil

மூவுயிரகை

Forms of trioxide

pluraltrioxides

Origin of trioxide

From tri- + oxide.

Words formed from trioxide

Questions about trioxide

What does trioxide mean?
Trioxide means any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule.
What is trioxide in Tamil?
Trioxide in Tamil is மூவுயிரகை. See Trioxide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trioxide?
Trioxide is a noun.
How do you pronounce trioxide?
Trioxide is pronounced /trʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/.
What is the plural of trioxide?
The plural of trioxide is trioxides.

Words near trioxide in the dictionary

  1. trioxans
  2. trioxaquine
  3. trioxaquines
  4. trioxid
  5. trioxidane
  6. trioxide
  7. trioxides
  8. trioxids
  9. trioxifene
  10. trioxilin
  11. trioxilins

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