Meaning of nitrogen dioxide | Babel Free
Definitions
The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. It can be the poisonous result of a nitric acid spill contacting ambient air.
uncountable
Equivalents
Čeština
oxid dusičitý
Español
dióxido de nitrógeno
Suomi
typpidioksidi
Français
dioxyde d'azote
Bahasa Indonesia
nitrogen dioksida
日本語
二酸化窒素
한국어
이산화질소
Polski
dwutlenek azotu
Examples
“Black carbon is the sooty material ejected from diesel engines in their exhaust gases. RSSB notes that it can cause lung diseases. Nitrogen dioxide is also a product of burning diesel and can effect people's lungs.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.