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TRIOXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trioxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trioxide"):
arsenic; arsenic trioxide; arsenous anhydride; arsenous oxide; ratsbane; white arsenic (a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer)
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