- Tetroxide
- Tetroxide Tet*rox"ide, n. [Tetra- + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, {OsO4}. [1913 Webster]
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Tetroxide
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tetroxide — [te träk′sīd΄] n. any oxide with four atoms of oxygen in each molecule … English World dictionary
tetroxide — An oxide containing four oxygen atoms; e.g., OsO4. * * * te·trox·ide te träk .sīd n a compound of an element or group with four atoms of oxygen see OSMIUM TETROXIDE * * * te·trox·ide (tĕ trokґsīd) a compound of an element or a radical… … Medical dictionary
tetroxide — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1863 a compound of an element or group with four atoms of oxygen … New Collegiate Dictionary
tetroxide — /te trok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen. [1865 70; TETR + OXIDE] * * * … Universalium
tetroxide — noun any oxide containing four oxygen atoms in each molecule … Wiktionary
tetroxide — n. chemical compound which has four oxygen atoms … English contemporary dictionary
tetroxide — te·trox·ide … English syllables
tetroxide — te•trox•ide [[t]tɛˈtrɒk saɪd, sɪd[/t]] n. chem. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
tetroxide — /tɛˈtrɒksaɪd/ (say te troksuyd) noun an oxide which contains in its molecule four atoms of oxygen. Also, tetroxid /tɛˈtrɒksəd/ (say te troksuhd) …
tetroxide — noun an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule • Hypernyms: ↑oxide … Useful english dictionary
