quadroxide

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noun

A tetroxide.

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounquadroxide (plural quadroxides)

plural quadroxides

  1. chemistryA tetroxide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Latinquadri-
  5. Englishquadri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  11. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  12. Frenchoxygène
  13. Latinacidu
  14. Frenchacide
  15. Frenchoxide
  16. Englishoxide
  17. Englishquadroxide

From quadri- + oxide.

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APA

quadroxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadroxide

MLA

“quadroxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadroxide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadroxide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadroxide.

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