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tetroxide

[ te-trok-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen.


tetroxide

/ tɛˈtrɒksɪd; tɛˈtrɒksaɪd /

noun

  1. any oxide that contains four oxygen atoms per molecule

    osmium tetroxide, OsO4

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetroxide1

First recorded in 1865–70; tetr- + oxide
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Example Sentences

Antimonic oxide is converted on ignition into the tetroxide (Sb2O4) with loss of oxygen.

The residue is a white infusible powder, and consists of antimony tetroxide, Sb2O4, containing 78.94 per cent.

Trimanganese tetroxide, Mn3O4, is produced more or less pure when the other oxides are heated.

Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.

On strongly heating in air it is converted into the tetroxide.

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