(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:05:27

Di*ox"ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + oxide.] Chem. (a)

An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide.

(b)

An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide.

[Obs.]

Carbon dioxide. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.

 

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