Meaning of dihydrogen-monoxide | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of dihydrogen monoxide.

alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Examples

“Thus ice contracts when melting, ice being a regular and rather open⟳ structure⟳ of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, while water is a collection of dihydrogen-monoxide (H₂O), tetra-hydrogen dioxide (2H₂O), and more complex molecules.”

“It’s basically a weak solution of Dihydrogen-monoxide and to further prevent⟳ any discolouration of your clothing I’ve cunningly left out any and all dyes and pigments. It will contain⟳ no canary yellow, no cobalt blue, no indigo and definitely no bleach - just pure Dihydrogen-monoxide, greatly diluted with fresh spring⟳ water from the Cambrian Hills.[…]Ken’s Patented Spritzer (patent pending) will be unavailable in a shop⟳ near you soon, meanwhile here’s this month’s homework exercise: Google ‘dihydrogen-monoxide’, you were probably about to do that anyway, but if you weren’t I suggest⟳ you do, it’ll be a laugh⟳ and will neatly demonstrate⟳ what an amusing and yet dangerous tool the internet can be.”

“Preliminary analysis of autopsy data suggests that virtually all victims were found to have⟳ dihydrogen-monoxide in their bodies.”

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