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trioxide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /trʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English trioxide From tri- + oxide.

Meanings

1. Any 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:
2. Any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane.

Forms

Deriveds

berkelium trioxide · uranium trioxide · dinitrogen trioxide · tungsten trioxide · hydrotrioxide · chromium trioxide · arsenic trioxide · curium trioxide · xenon trioxide · molybdenum trioxide · bismuth trioxide · sulphur trioxide · antimony trioxide · titanium trioxide · boron trioxide · sulfur trioxide

Translations (4)

fi trioksidi (oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule) · es trióxido (oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule) · hu trioxid (oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule) · it triossido (oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule)