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dioxide

/daɪˈɒksaɪd/ UK
/daɪˈɑksaɪd/ Atlantic Canada, US
/daɪˈɒksaɪd/ Canada, dialectal
/dɑeˈɔksɑed/ Australia
/daɪˈɒksaɪd/ New Zealand
[dɑe̯ˈɔ̟ksɑe̯d] New Zealand
/ˈdaɪɔksaɪd/ Philippines

Rhymes with -ɒksaɪd

noun dioxides · dinoxide · dioxid

countable, uncountable Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.
Similar: binoxide, deutoxide

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Closest in meaning: monoxide, oxide, trioxide, sulfur, anhydride, sulphur, acetic, carbon, anhydrite, gas, ice, leakage, sour, binoxide, dioxid, carbondioxide

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noun any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule

Español	dióxido
한국어	이산화물 isanhwamul
日本語	二酸化物 nisankabutsu
中文	二氧化物 èryǎnghuàwù
Kiswahili	dioksidi
Português	bióxido
Français	dioxyde
Deutsch	Dioxid
Italiano	diossido, biossido
Ελληνικά	διοξείδιο dioxeídio
Română	bioxid, dioxid
Русский	диокси́д dioksíd, двуо́кись dvuókisʹ

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@misc{dioxide_2026,
  title = {dioxide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dioxide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}