suboxide

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noun

any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounsuboxide (plural suboxides)

plural suboxides

  1. chemistryany oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  15. Proto-Italic*akēō
  16. Latinaceō
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Latinacidu
  19. Frenchacide
  20. Frenchoxide
  21. Englishoxide
  22. Englishsuboxide

From sub- + oxide.

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Translations

German Suboxid
  • Suboxidoxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
Hungarian szuboxid
  • szuboxidoxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
Polish podtlenek
  • podtlenekoxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
Spanish subóxido
  • subóxidooxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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