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Trioxide

An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen; as, sulphur trioxide, SO3; -- formerly called tritoxide.

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Rat poison; white arsenic.

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Oxide 76% connected

A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.

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Adamant noun · 86% connection

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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Black lead noun · 86% connection

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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Bottled gas noun · 86% connection

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

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Calx noun · 86% connection

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

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Carbon noun · 86% connection

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in…

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Char noun · 86% connection

a charred substance

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Charcoal noun · 86% connection

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

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Crock noun · 86% connection

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

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Diamond noun · 86% connection

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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Dioxide noun · 86% connection

an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

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Formaldehyde noun · 86% connection

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

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Graphite noun · 86% connection

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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Lampblack noun · 86% connection

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

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Lime noun · 86% connection

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

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Liquefied petroleum gas noun · 86% connection

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

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Methanal noun · 86% connection

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

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Minium noun · 86% connection

a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics

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Monoxide noun · 86% connection

an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

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Antozone noun · 78% connection

A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antag…

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Bisulphide noun · 78% connection

A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called bisulphuret.

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Carbohydrate noun · 78% connection

One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united…

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Deutoxide noun · 78% connection

A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or les…

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Disulphide noun · 78% connection

A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule; -- formerly called disulphuret. Cf. Bisulphide.

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Hepar noun · 78% connection

Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of th…

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Heterocycle noun · 78% connection

a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon

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Heterocyclic ring noun · 78% connection

a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon

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Hydracid noun · 78% connection

An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no…

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Hydroxide noun · 78% connection

A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The h…

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Inch noun · 78% connection

A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechani…

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Iron noun · 78% connection

The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite,…

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