nitrogen dioxide Hear it!

nitrogen dioxide Definition

nitrogen dioxide

noun

a poisonous, reddish-brown gas, NO, used in making nitric acid, as a rocket-fuel oxidizer, etc.: it is also an air pollutant formed from automobile exhausts

nitrogen dioxide Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • location: Therefore a Detailed Assessment is proposed for nitrogen dioxide at these locations, which will be completed by April 2004.

Converse of object

  • form: Nitric oxide ( NO ) the main constituent of these emissions, reacts to form nitrogen dioxide ( NO2 ).
  • include: Air Pollution The principal pollutants from road transport include nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates.
  • identify: In Tameside the review and assessment identified nitrogen dioxide and particulates as the two pollutants unlikely to meet the air quality objectives.

Preposition: in

  • air: Indicator 1: Nitrogen Dioxide In towns, most nitrogen dioxide in the air will have come from road vehicles.
  • area: Emissions from road transport are the main causes of chronic hot spots for particulates and nitrogen dioxide in major urban areas.
  • town: Indicator 1: Nitrogen Dioxide In towns, most nitrogen dioxide in the air will have come from road vehicles.

Modifies a noun

  • concentration: Nitrogen dioxide Monitoring data shows that current nitrogen dioxide concentrations are currently within the National Air Quality Strategy Objective concentrations for nitrogen dioxide.
  • emission: Nitrogen dioxide emissions can also be further oxidized in air to acid gases, which contribute to the production of acid rain.
  • objective: The report concluded that there was a likelihood of exceedences of the nitrogen dioxide air quality objective at four separate areas in Telford.
  • gas: The hi-tech paving slabs have a top layer containing titanium dioxide which helps to break down pollutant nitrogen dioxide gas from car fumes.
  • air: The report concluded that there was a likelihood of exceedences of the nitrogen dioxide air quality objective at four separate areas in Telford.
  • quality: The report concluded that there was a likelihood of exceedences of the nitrogen dioxide air quality objective at four separate areas in Telford.

Noun used with modifier

  • pollutant: The hi-tech paving slabs have a top layer containing titanium dioxide which helps to break down pollutant nitrogen dioxide gas from car fumes.