trioxide
noun/trʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/
Etymology From tri- + oxide.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule.
- Zeona has a thin atmosphere of sulfur dioxide and trioxide, created by volcanic outgassing. There are traces of water vapor in the atmosphere, but over the last five centuries of observation particle counts have decreased 4%.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Zeona, Elysta System:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane.
- Derived terms
- antimony trioxide, arsenic trioxide, berkelium trioxide, bismuth trioxide, boron trioxide, chromium trioxide, curium trioxide, dinitrogen trioxide, hydrotrioxide, molybdenum trioxide, sulfur trioxide, sulphur trioxide, titanium trioxide, tungsten trioxide, uranium trioxide, xenon trioxide