An oxide containing the lowest or an unusually small proportion of oxygen.
〔化〕低氧化物，低价氧化物
Example sentencesExamples
Grains of boron suboxide loom like boulders in this scanning electron microscope view.
An O2 plasma anneal converted the suboxides to titanium oxide and improved electrical performance.
Experimental parameters for the highest yield of carbon suboxide depend on the precise molecular structure of the model compound or on the individual soil sample, respectively.
Only diamonds and cubic boron nitride are harder than boron suboxide, which appears to have promising potential.
Titanium suboxides form a class of ceramic materials possessing such technically interesting properties as electrical conductivity and solid lubrication.
Definition of suboxide in US English:
suboxide
nounˌsəbˈäksīd
Chemistry
An oxide containing the lowest or an unusually small proportion of oxygen.
〔化〕低氧化物，低价氧化物
Example sentencesExamples
Grains of boron suboxide loom like boulders in this scanning electron microscope view.
Experimental parameters for the highest yield of carbon suboxide depend on the precise molecular structure of the model compound or on the individual soil sample, respectively.
An O2 plasma anneal converted the suboxides to titanium oxide and improved electrical performance.
Titanium suboxides form a class of ceramic materials possessing such technically interesting properties as electrical conductivity and solid lubrication.
Only diamonds and cubic boron nitride are harder than boron suboxide, which appears to have promising potential.