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- noun chemistry The
divalent radical formed from two separatehydrogen atoms orions . - noun chemistry, modifying a noun Describing a dihydrogen bond.
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Examples
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Or is it the Orange County city which scheduled a vote, quite seriously, to ban styrofoam cups because they contain dihydrogen monoxide? mood: accomplished music: Howard Shore - May It Be
March 17th, 2004 2004
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The blurb almost might as well say "the droppings contain a chemical called dihydrogen monoxide".
Beauty secret: nightingale droppings. Ann Althouse 2008
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While it is absurd to think the public would fall for something so outlandish as to say that one of the building blocks of life is a poison, you must remember that many agreed to ban water under it's scientific name dihydrogen monoxide.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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While it is absurd to think the public would fall for something so outlandish as to say that one of the building blocks of life is a poison, you must remember that many agreed to ban water under it's scientific name dihydrogen monoxide.
Infowars 2009
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That reminds me of the t-shirt chemistry geeks wear: Ban dihydrogen oxide!
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That reminds me of the t-shirt chemistry geeks wear: Ban dihydrogen oxide!
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At the core of IV-7: silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobials (SDC), a proprietary, patented electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver.
Sheila Shayon: IV-7: The Next Generation of Germ Defense 2010
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Dr. Irving added as an afterthought, I mean dihydrogen monoxide.
Portobello Ruth Rendell 2010
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Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used: as an industrial solvent and coolant. in nuclear power plants. in the production of styrofoam. as a fire retardant. in many forms of cruel animal research. in the distribution of pesticides.
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At the core of IV-7: silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobials (SDC), a proprietary, patented electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver.
Sheila Shayon: IV-7: The Next Generation of Germ Defense 2010
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