monoxide

See also: Monoxide

English

Etymology

Formed as mon- +‎ oxide; compare the earlier dioxide, pentoxide, and tetroxide.

Noun

monoxide (plural monoxides)

(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit

Derived terms

Terms derived from monoxide

bromine monoxide
carbon monoxide
dichlorine monoxide
dihydrogen monoxide

Translations

oxide containing a single oxygen atom

Catalan: monòxid m
Dutch: monoxide (nl) n
Finnish: monoksidi (fi)
French: protoxyde (fr)
German: Oxydul (de)
Greek: μονοξείδιο (el) n (monoxeídio)
Irish: aonocsaíd f

Italian: monossido (it) m
Malay: monoksida
Polish: monotlenek m
Portuguese: monóxido m
Romanian: monoxid (ro)
Russian: моноокси́д (ru) m (monooksíd), одноо́кись (ru) f (odnoókisʹ)
Spanish: monóxido m

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Noun

monoxide n (plural monoxiden or monoxides)

(chemistry) monoxide

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