In chemistry terms the difference between hydroxide and dioxide
is that hydroxide is an univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group while dioxide is any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
hydroxide
English
Noun
(
wikipedia hydroxide)
(
en noun)
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
Derived terms
* aluminium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide
* ammonium hydroxide
* barium hydroxide
* beryllium hydroxide
* caesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide
* cadmium hydroxide
* calcium hydroxide
* gallium hydroxide
* indium hydroxide
* iron hydroxide
* lithium hydroxide
* magnesium hydroxide
* methylmercury hydroxide
* nickel hydroxide
* plumbic hydroxide
* potassium hydroxide
* quaternary ammonium hydroxide
* radium hydroxide
* rubidium hydroxide
* sodium hydroxide
* stannic hydroxide
* stannous hydroxide
* strontium hydroxide
* thallium hydroxide
* zinc chromate hydroxide
* zinc hydroxide
* zirconium hydroxide
See also
* hydronium
* hydrogen ion
* pOH
* pH
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
