dioxide Definition
di·ox·ide (dī äks′īd′, -id)
noun
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen per molecule
dioxide Usage Examples
Converse of object
- emit: From 1990 to 1998 the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of GDP or economic growth declined by 11 per cent.
- absorb: By absorbing carbon dioxide the oceans actually help stave off climate change.
- exhale: People exhale carbon dioxide at a level many times higher than background levels in the atmosphere.
- dissolve: Boiling the water, which must also be cooled, will remove the dissolved carbon dioxide.
- expel: It must let oxygen in so you can breathe, and it must be able to expel carbon dioxide so you don't choke.
Preposition: in
atmosphere: Burning fuels increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Adjective modifier
- supercritical: Clean technologies, including use of supercritical carbon dioxide in polymer technologies.
- atmospheric: Figure 1. Atmospheric carbon dioxide mirrors plankton growth in inverse relationship.
- elevated: Changes in the composition of soil-dwelling Collembola ( springtail ) communities in response to elevated carbon dioxide.
- harmless: They protect the environment by using oxygen to convert poisonous carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons into harmless carbon dioxide and water.
Modifies a noun
- emission: Each stove reduces carbon dioxide emissions by around 1.5 tons per year, compared to an open wood fire.
- concentration: In none of the tests did the carbon dioxide concentration in the body exceed 0.5 % .
- sequestration: The feasibility of carbon dioxide sequestration, for instance in deep oceans, was also identified an area of interest.
- extinguisher: The availability of carbon dioxide fire extinguishers near machines is essential.
Noun used with modifier
- carbon: The partial pressure of carbon dioxide has a much smaller effect on the current voltage curves than the partial pressure of oxygen.
- sulfur: Sulfur dioxide gas can be made directly by heating Sulfur in air.
- nitrogen: The data for nitrogen dioxide from 2000 to 2003 can be found in the document box below.
- titanium: The hi-tech paving slabs have a top layer containing titanium dioxide which helps to break down pollutant nitrogen dioxide gas from car fumes.
- silicon: This is also an example of the acidic silicon dioxide reacting with a base.
- sulfur: The process also reduced the environmental impacts normally associated with coal combustion, such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and mercury.
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