nitrogen tetroxide

nitrogen tetroxide
noun
1. : a colorless poisonous gas N2O4 that is obtained by cooling nitrogen dioxide, that condenses to a colorless or pale yellow liquid at 21° C, and that freezes to colorless crystals at -11° C
2. : a brown liquid produced commercially and containing both nitrogen tetroxide and nitrogen dioxide

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Chem.
a poisonous compound, N2O4, occurring as a colorless, water-soluble solid or liquid, dissociating into NO2: used chiefly as an oxidizer, esp. in rocket fuels, as a nitrating agent, and as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.

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nitrogen tetroxide,
a poisonous compound existing in various states, used as a catalyst and oxidizing agent and considered a possible oxidizer for rocket fuels. Formula: N2O4

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