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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deutoxide \Deu*tox"ide\ (?; 104), noun [Pref. deut- + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called {dioxide}, or less frequently, {binoxide}. ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dioxide \Di*ox"ide\ (?; 104), noun [Pref. di- + oxide.] (Chem.) (a) An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide. (b) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.]
{Carbon dioxide}. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dioxide
noun: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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