Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitrogen dioxide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tro-gen -diox-ide
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. It can be the poisonous result of a nitric acid spill contacting ambient air.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Black carbon is the sooty material ejected from diesel engines in their exhaust gases. RSSB notes that it can cause lung diseases. Nitrogen dioxide is also a product of burning diesel and can effect people's lungs."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

nitric oxide nitrous oxide

Questions

What does nitrogen dioxide mean?: The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide. It can be the poisonous result of a nitric acid spill contacting ambient air.

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