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Dioxide

Noun CEFR B1
daɪˈɒksaɪd

Definitions

Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldióxido
Françaisdioxyde
DeutschDioxid
24 more languages
العربيةثاني أوكسيد
Catalàdiòxid
Ελληνικάδιοξείδιο
Esperantodioksido
Gàidhligdà-ocsaid
Magyardioxid
Bahasa Indonesiadioksidaoksida
日本語二酸化物
ქართულიორჟანგი
한국어이산화물
Latviešudioksīds
Bahasa Melayudioksida
Nederlandsdioxide
Polskidwutlenek
Portuguêsbióxido
Românăbioxiddioxid
Kiswahilidioksidi
Türkçedioksit
Українськадіоксид
Tiếng Việtđioxit

Examples

Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.”
“Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.”
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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