dihydrogen-monoxide

See also: dihydrogen monoxide and dihydrogenmonoxide

English

Noun

dihydrogen-monoxide (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of dihydrogen monoxide
   • 1928, Herbert Chatley, Studies in Molecular Force, 3rd edition, Charles Griffin & Co., Limited, page 4:

     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.

   • 2011 June, Ken Kelman, “Ken’s Chemistry Corner!”, in ICA Magazine, number 107, page 63:

     It’s basically a weak solution of Dihydrogen-monoxide and to further prevent any discolouration of your clothing I’ve cunningly left out any and all dyes and pigments. It will contain no canary yellow, no cobalt blue, no indigo and definitely no bleach - just pure Dihydrogen-monoxide, greatly diluted with fresh spring water from the Cambrian Hills. […] Ken’s Patented Spritzer (patent pending) will be unavailable in a shop near you soon, meanwhile here’s this month’s homework exercise: Google ‘dihydrogen-monoxide’, you were probably about to do that anyway, but if you weren’t I suggest you do, it’ll be a laugh and will neatly demonstrate what an amusing and yet dangerous tool the internet can be.

   • 2020 July, Ernst H. Kastning, “Gravity: Fundamental Factor in All Caving Accidents: Empirical Study of Thousands of Incidents Since 1695 Leads to Inescapable Conclusion”, in Illuminations, number 32, page 9:

     Preliminary analysis of autopsy data suggests that virtually all victims were found to have dihydrogen-monoxide in their bodies.