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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An oxide with each molecule containing one oxygen atom.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule.

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  • noun chemistry any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

Etymologies

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Formed as mon- +‎ oxide; compare the earlier dioxide, pentoxide, and tetroxide.

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