Dioxide

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deutoxide \Deu*tox"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. deut- + oxide.]
     (Chem.)
     A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen
     united with some other element or radical; -- usually called
     {dioxide}, or less frequently, {binoxide}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dioxide \Di*ox"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + oxide.] (Chem.)
     (a) An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule;
         binoxide.
     (b) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen
         to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Carbon dioxide}. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dioxide
       n : an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule