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oxide vs dioxide

dioxide vs oxide

oxide and dioxide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxide Yes No No No
dioxide Yes No No No
As nouns, dioxide is a hyponym of oxide; that is, dioxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxide:
  • oxide: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
  • dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
oxide (noun) dioxide (noun)
any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Difference between oxide and dioxide

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