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PRONUNCIATION OF NITROGEN TETROXIDE

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Nitrogen tetroxide is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NITROGEN TETROXIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dinitrogen tetroxide

Nitrogen tetroxide, more properly dinitrogen tetroxide, is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture with nitrogen dioxide. Dinitrogen tetroxide is a powerful oxidizer that is hypergolic upon contact with various forms of hydrazine, which makes the pair a popular bipropellant for rockets.

Definition of nitrogen tetroxide in the English dictionary

The definition of nitrogen tetroxide in the dictionary is a brown liquefied mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide, used as a nitrating, bleaching, and oxidizing agent.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITROGEN TETROXIDE

nitrogelatin
nitrogelatine
nitrogen
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen gas
nitrogen monoxide
nitrogen mustard
nitrogen peroxide
nitrogen-fixing
nitrogenase
nitrogenisation
nitrogenise
nitrogenization
nitrogenize
nitrogenous
nitroglycerin
nitroglycerine
nitrohydrochloric acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITROGEN TETROXIDE

alkoxide
aluminium hydroxide
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
chlorine dioxide
dimethylsulfoxide
dioxide
hydrogen peroxide
hydroxide
iron oxide
monoxide
nitric oxide
nitrous oxide
oxide
pentoxide
peroxide
sodium hydroxide
superoxide
titanium dioxide
zinc oxide
zirconium oxide

Synonyms and antonyms of nitrogen tetroxide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nitrogen tetroxide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NITROGEN TETROXIDE

Find out the translation of nitrogen tetroxide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nitrogen tetroxide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitrogen tetroxide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四氧化二氮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tetróxido de nitrógeno
570 millions of speakers

English

nitrogen tetroxide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाइट्रोजन tetroxide
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رباعي أكسيد النيتروجين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

азот осмия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tetróxido de nitrogênio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাইট্রোজেন টেট্রক্সাইড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tétroxyde d´azote
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nitrogen tetroksida
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stickstofftetroxid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

四酸化二窒素
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질소 화이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nitrogen tetroksida
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nitơ tetroxide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைட்ரஜன் டெட்ராக்ஸைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायट्रोजन टेट्रोक्साइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Azot tetroksit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tetrossido di azoto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czterotlenku azotu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

азот осмію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tetroxide azot
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τετροξείδιο του αζώτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stikstof tetroxide
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kväve tetroxid
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

nitrogen tetroxide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nitrogen tetroxide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NITROGEN TETROXIDE»

The term «nitrogen tetroxide» is used very little and occupies the 154.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitrogen tetroxide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITROGEN TETROXIDE»

Discover the use of nitrogen tetroxide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitrogen tetroxide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of ...
... RCRA Waste Number P078; DOT Label: Poison Gas and Oxidizer, UN 1067 Formula NO2; MW 46.01; CAS [10102- 44-0] Synonyms: nitrogen peroxide; dinitrogen tetroxide; nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) Uses and Exposure Risk Nitrogen dioxide ...
Pradyot Patnaik, 2007
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Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities
NITROGEN TETROXIDE or NITROGEN TETRAOXIDE (10544-72-6) N204 + NO2 Noncombustible liquid or gas. A powerful oxidizer; accelerates the burning of Combustible materials. Water contact produces nitric acid and nitric oxide.
Richard P. Pohanish, Stanley A. Greene, 2009
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Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and ...
The propellants are hypergolic: monomethyl-hydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide. Both of these are liquid at normal temperature and pressure (NTP) and can be stored safely. Ignition of the rocket results simply from the chemical reaction ...
Martin J. L. Turner, 2008
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Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory
Nitrogen tetroxide (which may contain small amounts of nitric oxide to prevent corrosion and lower the freezing point [63907-41-5]) is hydrolyzed by water to form nitrous acid and nitric acid. The nitrous acid and nitric acid are neutralized with ...
George Lunn, Eric B. Sansone, 2012
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Density and Viscosity of Nitrogen Tetroxide Solutions in 70% ...
Density of nitrogen tetroxide solutions in 70.05%-HNO3 changes rectilinearly in dependence upon the N2O4 concentration in the solution and temperature.
M. M. Karavaev, V. A. Zhantalai, FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO., 1965
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A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical: ...
The nitric acid immediately gives up a part of its oxygen to the sulphurous oxide, and is itself reduced to nitrogen tetroxide; it does not remain in this state, however , but suffers further deoxidation until it becomes reduced to nitrogen dioxide.
George Fownes, 1870
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Spec MIL-P-7254 Propellant, Nitric Acid, Type m LS, Spec MIL-P-7254 Propellant , Nitric Acid, Type IV (High Density Acid), Spec MIL-P-7254 Propellant, Nitrogen Tetroxide (NTO) (MON-1) (MON-3), Spec MHj-P-26539 Propellant, Nitrogen ...
‎2002
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Hazardous Materials: Emergency Action Data
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION Nitrogen tetroxide is a gas or liquid, class "A" poison and an oxidizer. Very concentrated fumes produce coughing, choking, headache, nausea, pain in chest and abdomen; otherwise, few symptoms appear  ...
Charles R. Foden, Jack L. Weddell, 1991
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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and ...
US DOT 49CFR172.101, Inhalation Hazardous Chemical. Canada, WHMIS, Ingredients Disclosure List Concentration 1.0%. European/International Regulations (nitrogen dioxide; nitrogen tetroxide): Hazard Symbol: T1, N; Risk phrases: R8; ...
Richard P. Pohanish, 2011
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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and ...
WGK (German Aquatic Hazard Class): 1—Slightly water polluting (nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen tetroxide). Description: Nitrogen dioxide (and nitrogen tetroxide, the solid dimer) is a dark brown gas (above 21 C) or a yellow, fuming liquid or ...
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITROGEN TETROXIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nitrogen tetroxide is used in the context of the following news items.
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4 ridiculous space accidents (where everyone survived)
Suddenly poisonous nitrogen tetroxide gas was filling the command module. Astronaut Vance Brand momentarily fell unconscious before ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
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This is Why the Titan Rocket's Launch with a "Bwoop!"
This version also used Aerozine 50 as the fuel but made a slight change in oxidizer, opting instead for nitrogen tetroxide. It was this civilian ... «Popular Science, Jun 15»
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With failures piling up, Roscosmos looking to retry Phobos-Grunt …
Rather than obtain samples from a far-flung world, Fobos-Grunt and its highly-toxic hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide fuel burned up in Earth's ... «SpaceFlight Insider, May 15»
4
North Korean SLBM test leaves more questions than answers
... there is a clean flame and some brown fumes present. The latter suggests nitrogen tetroxide or some other nitrogen/oxygen-based oxidiser. «IHS Jane's 360, May 15»
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SpaceX's SuperDraco engine: Abort capability all the way to orbit
Each Draco thruster relies on the fuel monomethylhydrazine paired with the oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide, a hypergolic pair – which means they ... «SpaceFlight Insider, May 15»
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SpaceX Passenger Dragon Makes Debut Test Flight
Less than six seconds later, they burned through some 3,500 pounds of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellant and shut down. «Discovery News, May 15»
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Don't shoot the Messenger: NASA's suicide probe to punch hole in …
Messenger ran out of its hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide fuel on April 6, and began to slowly fall towards the strange alien world's surface. «The Register, Apr 15»
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Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop 'greener' next generation propellants
A common combination is hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide,” the waste product of which is nitrogen oxide, which mixes with atmospheric water ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Feb 15»
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Moment of truth for Vostochny
... nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine. Add to that the fact that according to the same report quoted by the Kommersant, ... «RussianSpaceWeb.com, Feb 15»
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Yamal-401 Telecommunications Satellite
... stage is fitted with one RD-0213 engine. Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4) and Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine (UDMH) propellants powered the launch vehicle. «Aerospace Technology, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nitrogen tetroxide [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nitrogen-tetroxide>. Apr 2024 ».
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