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nitrogen dioxide

noun

Meaning

  1. The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

dinitrogen tetroxide(English)dinitrogen trioxide(English)dinitrogen oxide(English)dioxidonitrogen(English)nitric oxide(English)dinitrogen pentoxide(English)dinitrogen monoxide(English)nitronium(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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