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dioxide
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dioxide
1. any oxide containing two oxygen atoms per molecule, both of which are bonded to an atom of another element
2. another name for a peroxide

dioxide [dī′äk‚sīd]
(chemistry)
A compound containing two atoms of oxygen.


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These non-molecular carbon dioxides may occur naturally in the high-pressure interiors of giant outer planets such as Neptune, Santoro says.
Jack Pickering of the USGS says the absence of major nitrate reductions conforms to expectations, because releases of nitrogen dioxides have not declined as much as sulfur dioxide emissions.
 
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