dioxide

plural dioxides · alternative obsolete dinoxide · alternative obsolete dioxid

1. countableuncountablechemistryAny oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

   Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.

   2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban

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   Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.

   1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96

   Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

   2013 September–October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2013

   Synonyms: binoxide, deutoxide