nitrogen oxide
noun
: any of several oxides of nitrogen most of which are produced in combustion and are considered to be atmospheric pollutants: such as
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In a statement on Wednesday, the environmental group said generators release air pollutants, such as benzene, formaldehyde and nitrogen oxides, that are harming the nearby Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The plant also was found to have failed to conduct portable analyzer tests, which are required to determine emissions of nitrogen oxides from combustion equipment.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
It’s typically not sold in the summer, however, because burning ethanol releases volatile organic gases that react with sunlight and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere to produce acetaldehyde, a major component of ground-level ozone.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
While fine particulate matter is made of charred bits flung directly into the atmosphere by wildfires, ozone forms after the fact, when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds interact with light.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The plant also was found to have failed to conduct portable analyzer tests, which are required to determine emissions of nitrogen oxides from combustion equipment.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
It’s typically not sold in the summer, however, because burning ethanol releases volatile organic gases that react with sunlight and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere to produce acetaldehyde, a major component of ground-level ozone.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
While fine particulate matter is made of charred bits flung directly into the atmosphere by wildfires, ozone forms after the fact, when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds interact with light.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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