Definition of "dioxides" []

• Plural form of dioxide. (noun)

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• "The Fisk Street and Crawford plants spew millions of tons of pollutants -- including nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides, and barium -- that cause health impacts like those mentioned above."
• "Those convert sulphur and nitrogen dioxides in air into particles that act as seeds to grow water droplets."
• "The regulation could have an effect on global warming in a couple of ways -- it targets sulfur dioxides, which have a short-term cooling effect, and may force the closure of older coal-fired power plants."