"sesquioxide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sesquioxides [plural]
Etymology: sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + oxide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|oxide|t1=one and a half, a ratio of three to two}} sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + oxide Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquioxide (plural sesquioxides)
  1. (chemistry) Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element. Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: antimony sesquioxide, arsenic sesquioxide, chromium sesquioxide, holmium sesquioxide Translations (oxide): sesquioxyde [masculine] (French), sesquióxido [masculine] (Spanish)

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