English Explanatory Dictionary

nitrogen dioxide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. It can be the poisonous result of a nitric acid spill contacting ambient air.

Word forms

nitrogen dioxide
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