dioxide

/daɪˈɑksaɪd/
/daɪˈɒksaɪd/
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Definitions of dioxide
  1. noun
    an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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    nitrogen dioxide
    a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
    CO2, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas
    a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
    chlorine dioxide
    an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
    sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide
    a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
    blackdamp, chokedamp
    the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
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    oxide
    any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
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