sesquioxide

[ ses-kwee-ok-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen and two of another element, as aluminum oxide, Al 2 O 3 .

sesquioxide

/ ˌsɛskwɪˈɒksaɪd /

noun

1. any of certain oxides whose molecules contain three atoms of oxygen for every two atoms of the element

   chromium sesquioxide, Cr2O3

Word History and Origins

Origin of sesquioxide¹

First recorded in 1825–35; sesqui- + oxide

Example Sentences

After the vomiting, give hydrated sesquioxide of iron in tablespoon doses, every fifteen minutes, until danger is past.

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A general antidote for all cases of poisoning, where the nature of the poison is unknown, is a mixture of carbonate of magnesia, powdered charcoal, and hydrated sesquioxide of iron, equal parts, in water.

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The ammonia escapes, and may be detected by its smell; while the hydrogen H2, finding itself in contact with the oxide of manganese, 2MnO2, seizes one atom of its oxygen, O, becoming thereby converted into water H2O; while the manganese dioxide, 2MnO2, by losing one atom of oxygen, is reduced to the form of a lower oxide of manganese, known as manganese sesquioxide, Mn2O3.

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Sesquioxide of chromium imparts a beautiful green colour to glass, while oxide of uranium produces an opalescent effect of yellow with a tinge of green.

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Appended are two analyses of pyrolusite containing sesquioxide of iron.

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