dinitrogen tetroxide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españoltetróxido de dinitrógeno

Françaisperoxyde d'azote

DeutschDistickstofftetroxid

4 more languages

Suomityppitetraoksidi

Italianotetrossido di diazoto

Portuguêstetróxido de nitrogênio

Русскийтетраоксид диазота

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

dinitrogen trioxide dinitrogenase dinitrogenase reductase dinitrohalobenzene dinitronaphthalene dinitrophenol

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