nitrogen pentoxide
nounDefinition of nitrogen pentoxide
: a white crystalline unstable compound N2O5 obtainable by oxidation of nitrogen dioxide with ozone or by dehydration of nitric acid and yielding nitric acid on combination with water with evolution of much heat; di-nitrogen pentoxide
— called also
nitric anhydride, nitrogen (V) oxide
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