SESQUIOXIDES

Noun

sesquioxides

plural of sesquioxide

Source: Wiktionary


SESQUIOXIDE

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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