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PROTOXIDES
Noun
protoxides
plural of protoxide
Source: Wiktionary
PROTOXIDE
Pro*tox"ide, n. Etym: [Proto- + oxide: cf. F. protoxide.] (Chem.)
Definition: That one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen. See Proto-, 2 (b). protoxide of nitrogen, laughing gas, now called hyponitrous oxideNO. See under Laughing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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