dihydrogen monoxide
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dihydrogen monoxide
- /daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n məˈnɒksaɪd/ UK
- /daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒən məˈnɑkˌsaɪd/ US
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H₂O, water.
Thus ice contracts when melting, ice being a regular and rather open structure of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, while water is a collection of dihydrogen-monoxide (H₂O), tetra-hydrogen dioxide (2H₂O), and more complex molecules.
Similar: diprotium monoxide, water, aqua, dihydrogen monoxide (abbr. DHMO), H₂O, hydric acid, hydro, hydrogen hydroxide, hydrogen oxide, hydrohydroxic acid, hydroxic acid, hydroxilic acid
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noun water, H₂O — see also water
| Español | monóxido de dihidrógeno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일산화이수소 ilsanhwaisuso |
| 日本語 | 一酸化二水素 issanka-nisuiso |
| 中文 | 一氧化二氫 /一氧化二氢 yīyǎnghuà'èrqīng |
| Português | monóxido de di-hidrogénio, monóxido de dihidrogênio |
| Français | monoxyde de dihydrogène |
| Deutsch | Dihydrogenmonoxid |
| Italiano | monossido di diidrogeno |
| Română | monoxid de dihidrogen |
| Tiếng Việt | đihiđro monoxit |
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