tetroxide

  • 1Tetroxide — Tet*rox ide, n. [Tetra + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, {OsO4}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2tetroxide — [te träk′sīd΄] n. any oxide with four atoms of oxygen in each molecule …

    English World dictionary

  • 3tetroxide — An oxide containing four oxygen atoms; e.g., OsO4. * * * te·trox·ide te träk .sīd n a compound of an element or group with four atoms of oxygen see OSMIUM TETROXIDE * * * te·trox·ide (tĕ trokґsīd) a compound of an element or a radical… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 4tetroxide — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1863 a compound of an element or group with four atoms of oxygen …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5tetroxide — /te trok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen. [1865 70; TETR + OXIDE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6tetroxide — noun any oxide containing four oxygen atoms in each molecule …

    Wiktionary

  • 7tetroxide — n. chemical compound which has four oxygen atoms …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8tetroxide — te·trox·ide …

    English syllables

  • 9tetroxide — te•trox•ide [[t]tɛˈtrɒk saɪd, sɪd[/t]] n. chem. an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen • Etymology: 1865–70 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10tetroxide — /tɛˈtrɒksaɪd/ (say te troksuyd) noun an oxide which contains in its molecule four atoms of oxygen. Also, tetroxid /tɛˈtrɒksəd/ (say te troksuhd) …