octoxide

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noun

any oxide having eight oxygen atoms in each molecule or unit cell

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounoctoxide (plural octoxides)

plural octoxides

  1. chemistryany oxide having eight oxygen atoms in each molecule or unit cell

Origin

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

From oct- + oxide.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octoxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoxide.

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