"carboxide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carboxides [plural]
Etymology: Blend of carbon + oxide. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|carbon|oxide}} Blend of carbon + oxide Head templates: {{en-noun}} carboxide (plural carboxides)
  1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical; carboxylic acid or carbon oxide. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-carboxide-en-noun-Gr0XJC-N Categories (other): Organic compounds Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. A gas composed of 10% ethylene oxide on a carrier of 90% carbon dioxide, used for sterilization.
    Sense id: en-carboxide-en-noun-wNzOmvom Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74

Inflected forms

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