Definitions For Sesquioxide

Noun

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

Derived terms

{{der-top}} antimony sesquioxide arsenic sesquioxide chromium sesquioxide holmium sesquioxide {{der-bottom}}

Translations

French: sesquioxyde, m Spanish: sesquióxido, m

Etymology

sesqui + oxide + t1=one and a half, a ratio of three to two.

Is Sesquioxide a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
28
Words with Friends
29

The word Sesquioxide is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends

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