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nitrogen monoxide

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noun

  1. the systematic name for nitric oxide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For example, although NO is often called nitric oxide, its proper name is nitrogen monoxide.

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If concentrated nitric acid is used, nitrogen dioxide is produced instead of nitrogen monoxide.

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