In chemistry terms the difference between trioxide and dioxide
is that trioxide is any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane while dioxide is any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
trioxide
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule
(chemistry) any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane
Derived terms
*antimony trioxide
*arsenic trioxide
*berkelium trioxide
*bismuth trioxide
*boron trioxide
*chromium trioxide
*curium trioxide
*dinitrogen trioxide
*hydrotrioxide
*molybdenum trioxide
*sulfur trioxide, sulphur trioxide
*tungsten trioxide
*uranium trioxide
*xenon trioxide
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
