Sesquioxide

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  • n. Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance.
    • Word Usage
    "The reason of this appears to be that a part of the manganese is first precipitated as hydrated sesquioxide, which is afterward oxidized to hydrated peroxide, for the upper portion of the liquid may sometimes be colored by chameleon, while the lower portion, which is in closer contact with the precipitate, is less colored or absolutely colorless."
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    protoxide    amyloxide    protochloride    tetracene    tetrahydrobiopterin   
     
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