Definition of dioxide in English:
dioxide
noun dʌɪˈɒksʌɪddaɪˈɑkˌsaɪd
Chemistry An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in its molecule or empirical formula.
Example sentencesExamples
- High concentrations of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxides, and lead apparently often cancel the need for traditional blue.
- The clay body is held together firmly by the collapsed molecules of aluminum dioxide and silicon oxide, which intermesh like a basket weave.
- Plastic production is water-intensive and causes air emissions of hydrocarbons, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxides.
- The oxidizing fluxes usually include cupric oxide or manganese dioxide, which decompose at copper alloy melting temperatures to generate the oxygen required.
- Previously, only the electricity sector and non-ferrous smelting industry were subject to the limits on nitrogen oxide and sulphide dioxide, two of the most notorious and significant contributors to smog.
Rhymes
dockside, hydroxide, monoxide, oxide, peroxide