nitrogen tetroxide

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noun Chemistry.

a poisonous compound, N2O4, occurring as a colorless, water-soluble solid or liquid, dissociating into NO2: used chiefly as an oxidizer, especially in rocket fuels, as a nitrating agent, and as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.

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Words nearby nitrogen tetroxide

nitrogen mustard, nitrogen narcosis, nitrogenous, nitrogenous wastes, nitrogen peroxide, nitrogen tetroxide, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitro group, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitrolic

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How to use nitrogen tetroxide in a sentence

There is also more nitrogen in his varieties, and this contributes to a quick restart of fermentation after each filtration.
Wine, Watch Out! These Ciders Are Just as Good|Jordan Salcito|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grosvenor Place, which runs alongside the palace, has almost four times the maximum permissible amount of nitrogen dioxide.
Pollution At The Palace|Tom Sykes|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fresh out of jail, Dr. Krim receives an anonymous email to check the liquid nitrogen tanks back at her lab.
Natalie Portman's Dad's Bizarre Novel|Marlow Stern|April 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Achatz revamped his restaurant Alinea with a far-out, multi-course menu and futuristic liquid-nitrogen dishes.
Why Chicago Is America's Hottest City|The Daily Beast|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, but it cannot be formed by the direct union of these gases.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The form in which nitrogen may be absorbed has given rise to much difference of opinion.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Pigeons' dung, according to Boussingault, contains 8·3 per cent of nitrogen, equivalent to 10·0 of ammonia.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Refuse horse hair generally contains 11 or 12 per cent of nitrogen.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Dry peat of good quality contains about one per cent of nitrogen, and a quantity of ash varying from five to twenty per cent.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for nitrogen tetroxide

nitrogen tetroxide

noun

another name for dinitrogen tetroxide

a brown liquefied mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide, used as a nitrating, bleaching, and oxidizing agent

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