Meanings
noundinitrogen tetroxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA 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.
Synonyms: nitrogen tetroxide
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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Chinese Mandarin 四氧化二氮
- 四氧化二氮 (sìyǎnghuà'èrdàn)binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Danish dinitrogentetroxid
- dinitrogentetroxidbinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Finnish typpitetraoksidi
- typpitetraoksidibinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
French peroxyde d'azote
- peroxyde d'azotebinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
German distickstofftetroxid
- distickstofftetroxidbinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Italian tetrossido di diazoto
- tetrossido di diazotobinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Norwegian dinitrogentetraoksid
- dinitrogentetraoksidbinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Polish tetratlenek diazotu
- tetratlenek diazotubinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Portuguese tetróxido de nitrogênio
- tetróxido de nitrogêniobinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Russian тетраоксид диазота
- тетраоксид диазота (tetraoksid diazota)binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Spanish tetróxido de dinitrógeno
- tetróxido de dinitrógenobinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
Swedish kvävetetroxid
- kvävetetroxidbinary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
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dinitrogen tetroxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinitrogen%20tetroxide
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“dinitrogen tetroxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinitrogen%20tetroxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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