dodecaoxide

D2O1D2E1C3A1O1X8I1D2E1

noun

Any oxide having twelve oxygen atoms.

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

noundodecaoxide (plural dodecaoxides)

plural dodecaoxides

  1. chemistryAny oxide having twelve oxygen atoms.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  2. Englishdodeca-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Frenchoxygène
  10. Latinacidu
  11. Frenchacide
  12. Frenchoxide
  13. Englishoxide
  14. Englishdodecaoxide

From dodeca- + oxide.

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APA

dodecaoxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecaoxide

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Chicago

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