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dioxide
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dioxide /di·ox·ide/ (-ok´sīd) an oxide with two oxygen atoms.
di·ox·ide (d-ksd)
n.
A compound containing two oxygen atoms per molecule.
dioxide
[dī·ok′sīd]
Etymology: Gk, di, twice, oxys, sharp, genein, to produce
an oxide that contains two oxygen atoms.


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