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NITROGEN OXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nitrogen oxide" is a kind of...):
pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Context examples:
A greenish, crystalline compound with a faint amine smell and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides when heated to decomposition.
(Ethylene Thiourea, NCI Thesaurus)
An unstable free-radical gas which reacts rapidly with oxygen to form nitrogen oxides.
(Nitric Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Other components of TRAP that NTP evaluated included nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, black carbon, and elemental carbon, along with parameters like traffic density and mothers’ proximity to main roads.
(Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution, National Institutes of Health)
To measure the photodegradation effects, the team tested the new photocatalyst against NOx and recorded a 70% improvement in photocatalytic degradation of nitrogen oxides compared to standard titania.
(Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution, University of Cambridge)
When heated to decomposition, o-toluidine emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides while the hydrochloride also produces hydrochloric acid.
(o-Toluidine, NCI Thesaurus)
A yellow, oily liquid nitrosamine that solidifies at cold temperatures and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(Nitrosonornicotine, NCI Thesaurus)
These include reactions with the aforementioned nitrogen oxides, water vapor and ozone.
(Greenhouse Gas ‘Detergent’ Recycles Itself in Atmosphere, NASA)
A yellowish, oily, aromatic nitro-compound with an almond-like odor that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides upon combustion.
(Nitrobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
A colorless, oily, highly flammable liquid with a strong, disagreeable odor that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides upon decomposition.
(Nitromethane, NCI Thesaurus)
A yellow, liquid nitrosamine that rapidly degrades in the presence of light and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.
(Nitrosodipropylamine, NCI Thesaurus)
