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TETROXIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tetroxide mean?
• TETROXIDE (noun)
The noun TETROXIDE has 1 sense:
1. an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Familiarity information: TETROXIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("tetroxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Context examples
A sterilization process that uses nitrogen dioxide radicals that are formed from dinitrogen tetroxide dimers to kill microorganisms.
(Nitrogen Dioxide Sterilization, Food and Drug Administration)
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