dioxide (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dioxide*:
NOUN	substance	dioxide	an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

dioxide > pronunciation
Sounds	dayaa'ksay.d
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *dioxide*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule.
Narrower	carbon dioxide, CO2, carbonic acid gas	A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances
	chlorine dioxide	An explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
	nitrogen dioxide	A highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
	sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide	A colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes
Broader	oxide	Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
Spanish	bióxido, dióxido
Catalan	biòxid, diòxid

HyperDic: dioxide