NITROGEN OXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrogen oxide mean? 

• NITROGEN OXIDE (noun)
  The noun NITROGEN OXIDE has 1 sense:

1. any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts

  Familiarity information: NITROGEN OXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NITROGEN OXIDE (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:

Nouns denoting substances

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 

Trees are particularly good at filtering air pollutants such as ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which come from cars and roadworks.

(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A clear, colorless liquid with an aromatic odor that emits toxic fumes of phosphorous oxides and nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(Hexamethylphosphoramide, NCI Thesaurus)

The combined health effect of multiple air pollutants ̶ ozone, fine particles known as PM2.5, nitrogen oxides, and black carbon ̶ was greater than when the pollutants were assessed individually.

(Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema, National Institutes of Health)

A pale yellow, crystalline nitrosourea that is sensitive to light and moisture and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(Methylnitrosourea, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, crystalline compound that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(Hydrazobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

A pale yellow to pink colored, crystalline solid nitrosamine that turns green or orange when exposed to light and emits very toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(N-Methyl-N-nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine, NCI Thesaurus)

A pale yellow, oily liquid nitrosamine with a characteristic odor that is light sensitive and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(N-Nitrosodiethanolamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellow, volatile liquid nitrosamine that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A clear, yellow, oily, liquid nitrosamine that decomposes when exposed to light and emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(N-Nitrosopyrrolidine, NCI Thesaurus)

When heated to decomposition, N-nitrosodiethylamine emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides.

(N-Nitrosodiethylamine, NCI Thesaurus)