In context|chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between dioxide and monoxide
is that dioxide is (chemistry) any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule while monoxide is (chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit.
As nouns the difference between dioxide and monoxide
is that dioxide is (chemistry) any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule while monoxide is (chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit.
dioxide
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
Derived terms
* americium dioxide
* berkelium dioxide
* carbon dioxide
* cerium dioxide
* chlorine dioxide
* chromium dioxide
* curium dioxide
* germanium dioxide
* hafnium dioxide
* hydrogen dioxide
* lead dioxide
* manganese dioxide
* nitrogen dioxide
* plumbic dioxide
* plutonium dioxide
* ruthenium dioxide
* selenium dioxide
* silicon dioxide
* sulfur dioxide, sulphur dioxide
* tellurium dioxide
* thorium dioxide
* tin dioxide
* titanium dioxide
* uranium dioxide
* vanadium dioxide
* zirconium dioxide
monoxide
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit
Derived terms
* bromine monoxide
* carbon monoxide
* dichlorine monoxide
* dihydrogen monoxide
* dinitrogen monoxide
* hydrogen monoxide
* lead monoxide
* nitrogen monoxide
* sulfur monoxide, sulphur monoxide
