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protoxide
[ proh-tok-sahyd, -sid ]
protoxide
/ prəʊˈtɒksaɪd /
noun
- the oxide of an element that contains the smallest amount of oxygen of any of its oxides
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Word History and Origins
Origin of protoxide1
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Example Sentences
The ferruginous bacteria (leptothrix ochrocea) store up oxyhydrate of iron (by the oxydation of carbonic protoxide of iron).
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This arises from the peroxidation of the iron, to whose protoxide they owe their tint.
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They are red, lamellated, very heavy, and closely resemble protoxide of copper.
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They consist of silicate of alumina, of lime, protoxide of iron; the red contain some silicate of copper.
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When the metal is very pure and free from protoxide, these cakes may be obtained very thin, one 24th of an inch for example.
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