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dioxide vs nitrogen dioxide

nitrogen dioxide vs dioxide

dioxide and nitrogen dioxide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dioxide Yes No No No
nitrogen dioxide Yes No No No
As nouns, nitrogen dioxide is a hyponym of dioxide; that is, nitrogen dioxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dioxide:
  • dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
  • nitrogen dioxide: a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
dioxide (noun) nitrogen dioxide (noun)
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)
Difference between dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

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