nitrogen tetroxide
noun Chemistry.
a poisonous compound, N2O4, occurring as a colorless, water-soluble solid or liquid, dissociating into NO2: used chiefly as an oxidizer, especially in rocket fuels, as a nitrating agent, and as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
Words nearby nitrogen tetroxide
nitrogen monoxide,
nitrogen mustard,
nitrogen narcosis,
nitrogen partition,
nitrogen peroxide,
nitrogen tetroxide,
nitrogen-fixing,
nitrogenase,
nitrogenize,
nitrogenous,
nitrogenous wastes
British Dictionary definitions for nitrogen tetroxide
nitrogen tetroxide
noun
another name for dinitrogen tetroxide
a brown liquefied mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide, used as a nitrating, bleaching, and oxidizing agent