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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Opponents say the supercomputing center is stressing the power grid, and that the turbines emit smog and carbon dioxide, pollutants that cause lung irritation such as nitrogen oxides, and the carcinogen formaldehyde, experts say.
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Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Increasing the supply of renewable energy also helps reduce ozone pollution — a problem that plagues the Front Range during the summer when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds bake in the sun and create a brown smog.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
The other is surface level ozone, which forms when sunlight interacts with certain pollutants like nitrogen oxides, and is the result of things like vehicle exhaust and factory emissions.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 6 May 2025
Children are especially vulnerable to ozone pollution, which forms when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds react in sunlight.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Increasing the supply of renewable energy also helps reduce ozone pollution — a problem that plagues the Front Range during the summer when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds bake in the sun and create a brown smog.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
The other is surface level ozone, which forms when sunlight interacts with certain pollutants like nitrogen oxides, and is the result of things like vehicle exhaust and factory emissions.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 6 May 2025
Children are especially vulnerable to ozone pollution, which forms when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds react in sunlight.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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