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sesquioxide

/ses-kwee-ok-sahyd, -sid/US // ˌsɛs kwiˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd //UK // (ˌsɛskwɪˈɒksaɪd) //

二氧化硫,二氧化芝麻,二氧化亚砜,二氧化亚硒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen and two of another element, as aluminum oxide, Al2O3.

Examples

  • Hydrated chromium sesquioxide is another mineral emerald green.

  • If it contains manganese this metal will be present as sesquioxide (Mn2O3).

  • A method has been proposed based on the reduction of titanic oxide by zinc in hydrochloric acid solutions to the sesquioxide.

  • When a ferrocyanide is added to a solution of a sesquioxide of iron, Prussian blue or ferrocyanide of iron is produced.

  • Gaseous ammonia passed over the oxide reduces it to the sesquioxide with formation of nitrogen and water.