sesquioxide

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sesquioxide, n. [Sesqui- + oxide.].

An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide. [1913 Webster]

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