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Definition of Nitrogen dioxide

1. Noun. A highly poisonous brown gas (NO2).

Definition of Nitrogen dioxide

1. Noun. (inorganic chemistry) the binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. ¹

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Medical Definition of Nitrogen dioxide

1. Nitrogen oxide (no2). A highly poisonous gas. Exposure produces inflammation of lungs that may only cause slight pain or pass unnoticed, but resulting oedema several days later may cause death. It is a major atmospheric pollutant that is able to absorb uv light that does not reach the earth's surface. Pharmacological action: oxidants, photochemical, poisons. Chemical name: Nitrogen oxide (NO2) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrogen Dioxide

Literary usage of Nitrogen dioxide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theoretical Chemistry from the Standpoint of Avogadro's Rule & Thermodynamics by Walther Nernst (1904)
"The Dissociation of nitrogen dioxide.—The vapour density of nitrogen dioxide has been measured by E. and L. Natanson,i and has also been calculated ..."

2. Thermodynamics of Technical Gas-reactions: Seven Lectures by Fritz Haber (1908)
"The equilibrium constant of the reaction— N0 + 0 ^ NO2 i on the other hand, is still large at this low temperature, and the nitrogen dioxide is consequently ..."

3. Methods in Chemical Analysis: Originated Or Developed in the Kent Chemical by Frank Austin Gooch (1912)
"It was shown experimentally that prolonged boiling after the dark compound of nitrogen dioxide with the ferrous salt is broken up is essential and that ..."

4. Victor Von Richter's Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1901)
"The nitric oxide unites with the oxygen of the air (which entered the chambers simultaneously with the sulphur dioxide) to form nitrogen dioxide, which, ..."

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