Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dioxide

/daɪˈɑksaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: diox-ide
IPA: /daɪˈɑksaɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine."
"Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides."
"Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English dioxide From di- + oxide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /daɪˈɑksaɪd/
British English: /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dioxides (plural) dinoxide (alternative, obsolete) dioxid (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

diazoxide thiazide

Phrases

americium dioxide berkelium dioxide calcium dioxide carbon dioxide carbon dioxide snow cerium dioxide chlorine dioxide chromium dioxide

Synonyms

binoxide deutoxide

Rhymes With

oxide peroxide dockside superoxide

Questions

How do you pronounce dioxide?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɑksaɪd/.
What does dioxide mean?: Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
Where does dioxide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English dioxide From di- + oxide.

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