nitrogen tetroxide

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a poisonous compound, N 2 O 4 , occurring as a colorless, water-soluble solid or liquid, dissociating into NO 2 : used chiefly as an oxidizer, especially in rocket fuels, as a nitrating agent, and as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.

nitrogen tetroxide

noun

1. another name for dinitrogen tetroxide
2. a brown liquefied mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide, used as a nitrating, bleaching, and oxidizing agent

Example Sentences

Nitric peroxide, Peroxide of nitrogen, Nitrogen tetroxide, Hyponitric anhydride.

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