Phrase guide

dinitrogen tetroxide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nitrogen tetroxide

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: NOx, nitrogen oxide, oxide, compound, substance, material

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 四氧化二氮 (sìyǎnghuà'èrdàn) — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Danish: dinitrogentetroxid — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Finnish: typpitetraoksidi — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • French: peroxyde d'azote — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • German: distickstofftetroxid — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Italian: tetrossido di diazoto — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Norwegian: dinitrogentetraoksid — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Polish: tetratlenek diazotu — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Portuguese: tetróxido de nitrogênio — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Russian: тетраоксид диазота (tetraoksid diazota) — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Spanish: tetróxido de dinitrógeno — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4
  • Swedish: kvävetetroxid — binary compound nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4