sesquioxide

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Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) +‎ oxide.

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Noun

sesquioxide (plural sesquioxides)

  1. (chemistry) Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.

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