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dinitrogen tetroxide

dinitrogen tetroxide noun: a binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO₂; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.

Noun

dinitrogen tetroxide (uncountable)

  1. A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO₂; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.

Synonyms of dinitrogen tetroxide

Questions about dinitrogen tetroxide

What does dinitrogen tetroxide mean?
Dinitrogen tetroxide means a binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO₂; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.
What part of speech is dinitrogen tetroxide?
Dinitrogen tetroxide is a noun.

Words near dinitrogen tetroxide in the dictionary

  1. dinitrogen
  2. dinitrogen monoxide
  3. dinitrogen oxide
  4. dinitrogen pentoxide
  5. dinitrogen reductase
  6. dinitrogen tetroxide
  7. dinitrogen trioxide
  8. dinitrogenase
  9. dinitrogenase reductase
  10. dinitrogenases
  11. dinitrohalobenzene

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