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nitrogen dioxide

noun

Definitions

  1. The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant

    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.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nitrogen dioxide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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