NITROGEN DIOXIDE


Meaning of NITROGEN DIOXIDE in English

Chem.

a reddish-brown, highly poisonous gas, NO 2 , used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric and sulfuric acids, and as a nitrating and oxidizing agent; a major air pollutant from the exhaust of internal combustion engines that are not fitted with pollution control devices.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .