English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquioxide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sesquioxide sesquioxides

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + oxide.

Derived words

antimony sesquioxide arsenic sesquioxide chromium sesquioxide holmium sesquioxide sesquioxidize
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