dinitrogen tetroxide

English

Noun

dinitrogen tetroxide (uncountable)

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO₂; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.

Synonyms

nitrogen tetroxide
N2O4 ; N₂O₄
NTO

Translations

binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄

Danish: dinitrogentetroxid
Finnish: typpitetraoksidi
French: peroxyde d'azote (fr) m
German: distickstofftetroxid
Italian: tetrossido di diazoto m
Norwegian: dinitrogentetraoksid

Polish: tetratlenek diazotu
Portuguese: tetróxido de nitrogênio m
Russian: тетраоксид диазота (tetraoksid diazota)
Spanish: tetróxido de dinitrógeno m
Swedish: kvävetetroxid

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