TRIOXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trioxide mean? 

• TRIOXIDE (noun)
  The noun TRIOXIDE has 1 sense:

1. an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule

  Familiarity information: TRIOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIOXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("trioxide" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trioxide"):

arsenic; arsenic trioxide; arsenous anhydride; arsenous oxide; ratsbane; white arsenic (a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer)

 Context examples 

Chromium trioxide primarily affects the nose, throat and lungs causing ulcerations, shortness of breath, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma-like allergy but can also affect the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys and immune system.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

The mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is not completely understood.

(Arsenic trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to inorganic arsenic compounds such as arsenic trioxide (As2O3), darinaparsin appears to exhibit a wide therapeutic window.

(Darinaparsin, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium trioxide is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)