How do you pronounce "dihydrogen monoxide"?

Pronounced //daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n məˈnɒksaɪd//.

Dihydrogen monoxide

Q: What is a synonym for "dihydrogen monoxide"?

Common synonyms include: aqua, dihydrogen oxides, h2o, h2o molecule, most water-molecule, notation for water.

/daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n məˈnɒksaɪd/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1
H₂O, water. humorous, uncountable, usually
"Thus ice contracts when melting, ice being a regular and rather open structure of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, while water is a collection of dihydrogen-monoxide (H₂O), tetra-hydrogen dioxide (2H₂O), and more complex molecules."

Synonyms

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aqua dihydrogen oxides h2o h2o molecule most water-molecule notation for water

Antonyms

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desiccation dryness fact truth

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"Thus ice contracts when melting, ice being a regular and rather open structure of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, while water is a collection of dihydrogen-monoxide (H₂O), tetra-hydrogen dioxide (2H₂O), and more complex molecules."

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