nitrogen peroxide
Britishnoun
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an obsolete name for nitrogen dioxide
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the equilibrium mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide
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Here the nitrogen peroxide is expelled from the solution by the action of the hot gases entering from A, and together with them enters the first chamber again.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
During the solution of the metal red fumes are given off, which mainly consist of nitrogen peroxide.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
For example take the oxides of nitrogen, N2O, NO, N2O3, NO2, N2O5; these are known respectively as nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen trioxide, nitrogen peroxide and nitrogen pentoxide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
How can bromine vapor and nitrogen peroxide be distinguished from each other?
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
The artificial whitening of flour with the highly poisonous nitrogen peroxide seems hardly worth the extra tax of fifty cents to a dollar a barrel.
From Food Poisoning by Edwin Oakes Jordan
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