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TETROXIDE
tetroxide
(noun) an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tetroxide (plural tetroxides)
(chemistry) any oxide containing four oxygen atoms in each molecule
Source: Wiktionary
Tet*rox"ide, n. Etym: [Tetra- + oxide.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, OsO.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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