Meanings
nountrioxide (plural trioxides)
plural trioxides
- chemistryAny oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule.
Zeona has a thin atmosphere of sulfur dioxide and trioxide, created by volcanic outgassing. There are traces of water vapor in the atmosphere, but over the last five centuries of observation particle counts have decreased 4%.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Zeona, Elysta System - chemistryAny organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Englishtri-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishtrioxide
Translations
Finnish trioksidi
- trioksidioxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule
Hungarian trioxid
- trioxidoxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule
Italian triossido
- triossidooxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule
Spanish trióxido
- trióxidooxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule
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APA
trioxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trioxide
MLA
“trioxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trioxide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trioxide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trioxide.
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