acidic oxide 1

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Definition

an oxide of a nonmetal formed when a nonmetal burns.

Examples

1.Acidic oxides can also be termed as inorganic chemicals that react with water to form an acid; or react with a base to form a salt.

Hyponym

carbon dioxide 1

noun

a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

silica 1

noun

a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite

sulfur dioxide 1

noun

a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

phosphorus pentoxide 1

noun

a chemical compound with molecular formula P4O10 (with its common name derived from its empirical formula, P2O5).