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nitrogen dioxide

n.

A poisonous brown gas, NO₂, often found in smog and automobile exhaust fumes and synthesized for use as a nitrating agent, a catalyst, and an oxidizing agent.

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nitrogen dioxide

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a red-brown poisonous irritating gas that, at ordinary temperatures, exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. It is an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid, a nitrating agent, and an oxidizer for rocket fuels. Formula: NO₂

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nitrogen dioxide - a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2) dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Translations

nitrogen dioxide

n → Stickstoffdioxid nt