nitrogen tetroxide
noun
A colourless volatile liquid, N2O4, which exists in temperature-dependent equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide, and is used as a nitrating agent, a solvent, and an oxidizer in rocket fuels (also called dinitrogen tetroxide).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Roscoe (1833–1915), chemist and university administrator.
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