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dioxide

di·ox·ide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
    • /daɪˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd/
    • /daɪˈɒk.saɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
    • /daɪˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd/

Definitions of dioxide word

  • noun dioxide an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each of which is bonded directly to an atom of a second element, as manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , or nitrogen dioxide, NO 2 . 1
  • noun dioxide An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula. 1
  • noun dioxide oxygen compound 1
  • noun dioxide any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element 0
  • noun dioxide an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule 0
  • noun dioxide (chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. 0
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Origin of dioxide

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; di-1 + oxide

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Parts of speech for Dioxide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dioxide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.

  • carbon cycle

    the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants into plant tissue, which is ingested and metabolized by animals and converted to carbon dioxide again during respiration and decay

  • carbon dioxide

    Carbon dioxide is a gas. It is produced by animals and people breathing out, and by chemical reactions.

  • carbonation

    absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide

  • greenhouse effect

    an atmospheric heating phenomenon, caused by short-wave solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longer-wavelength heat radiation less readily transmitted outward, owing to its absorption by atmospheric carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases; thus, the rising level of carbon dioxide is viewed with concern.
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