tetroxide

[ te-trok-sahyd, -sid ]
/ tɛˈtrɒk saɪd, -sɪd /

noun Chemistry.

an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen.

Origin of tetroxide

First recorded in 1865–70; tetr- + oxide

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British Dictionary definitions for tetroxide

tetroxide

tetroxid (tɛˈtrɒksɪd)

/ (tɛˈtrɒksaɪd) /

noun

any oxide that contains four oxygen atoms per molecule osmium tetroxide, OsO 4