Meaning

Alternative spelling of dihydrogen monoxide..

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Dihydrogenmonoxide is very dangerous! Accidental inhalation can kill you!

The compound dihydrogenmonoxide has several manufacturing and industrial uses.[…]A prudent course of action dealing with dihydrogenmonoxide is to:[…]

Drank about three times as much as me. I didn't get heat stroke, he didn't die of dihydrogenmonoxide poisoning.

Several months ago, silent monitors, hidden deep in manholes surrounding the neighborhood, fingered Interceptors 13 and 14 – the Township’s code for major sewer lines serving homes and businesses in the area – as potential sites of infiltration from underground sources of dihydrogenmonoxide, or H2O as it is sometimes known.

Let students (especially at the middle school level) practice their new analysis skills by looking at the purposeful hoax websites for the Pacific Northwest tree octopus (http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/) or dihydrogenmonoxide (www.dhmo.org). Focus on the ways in which the sites use scientific-sounding language and arguments to persuade people.

H₂O dihydrogenmonoxide or water (molecular formula)

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When Should You Use Dihydrogen monoxide?

Use dihydrogen monoxide when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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