carboxide
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical; carboxylic acid or carbon oxide.
Obsolete
noun
A gas composed of 10% ethylene oxide on a carrier of 90% carbon dioxide, used for sterilization.
Example Sentences
- "Carboxide of potassium is a frey or black, loose pulverulent mass."
- "potassium carboxide"
- "Closure should be as airtight as possible in order to reduce leakage of carboxide to a minimum."
- "Also, carboxide requires a gasproof chamber to be effective."
- "Carboxide has been used as an aircraft fumigant in Canada by Air Canada and other air carriers ."