SESQUIOXIDE
Etymology
Noun
sesquioxide (plural sesquioxides)
(chemistry) Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.
Source: Wiktionary
Ses`qui*ox"ide, n. Etym: [Sesqui- + oxide.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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