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sesquioxide definition

sesqui·ox·ide (ses′kwē äk′sīd′)

noun

an oxide in which three atoms or equivalents of oxygen are combined with two of some other element or radical

Etymology: sesqui- + oxide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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