nitrogen tetroxide
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nitrogen tetroxide — noun 1. : a colorless poisonous gas N2O4 that is obtained by cooling nitrogen dioxide, that condenses to a colorless or pale yellow liquid at 21° C, and that freezes to colorless crystals at 11° C 2. : a brown liquid produced commercially and… … Useful english dictionary
nitrogen tetroxide — noun dinitrogen tetroxide … Wiktionary
nitrogen tetroxide — noun Date: 1869 a colorless toxic gas N2O4 that is a dimer of nitrogen dioxide and that in liquid form is used as an oxidizer in rocket engines … New Collegiate Dictionary
nitrogen tetroxide — a poisonous volatile liquid, N2O4; at room temperature it decomposes to nitrogen dioxide (q.v.). Called also n. peroxide … Medical dictionary
nitrogen dioxide — n a poisonous strongly oxidizing reddish brown gas NO2 * * * a brownish, irritant gas, NO2, generated by the decomposition of nitrogen tetroxide or the reaction of metals with concentrated nitric acid. Exposure to heavy concentrations causes lung … Medical dictionary
nitrogen peroxide — noun : the oxide nitrogen dioxide as such, as its dimer nitrogen tetroxide, or as a mixture of these two … Useful english dictionary
Nitrogen dioxide — Nitrogen dioxide … Wikipedia
Nitrogen oxide — Contents 1 NOx 2 Derivatives 3 See also 4 References … Wikipedia
Nitrogen — carbon ← nitrogen → oxygen ↑ N ↓ P … Wikipedia
nitrogen dioxide — noun the binary compound NO, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide … Wiktionary
