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protoxide definition

protox·ide (prō täk′sīd′)

noun

that one of any series of oxides that contains the lowest proportion of oxygen

Etymology: prot(o)- + oxide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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