A colourless toxic gas formed in many reactions in which nitric acid is reduced. It reacts immediately with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide.
〔化〕一氧化氮
Chemical formula: NO
Also called nitric oxide
Example sentencesExamples
He said there would be 42 per cent less nitrogen monoxide, 40 per cent less sulphur dioxide and 26 percent less carbon dioxide.
The airliner descends on Tehran through a noxious haze of carbon and nitrogen monoxide, ozone, and sulfur.
He said burning insulated copper cable, plastics and tyres released into the air poisonous gasses like nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen monoxide and sulphur dioxide.
Definition of nitrogen monoxide in US English:
nitrogen monoxide
noun
Chemistry
another term for nitric oxide
Example sentencesExamples
He said there would be 42 per cent less nitrogen monoxide, 40 per cent less sulphur dioxide and 26 percent less carbon dioxide.
The airliner descends on Tehran through a noxious haze of carbon and nitrogen monoxide, ozone, and sulfur.
He said burning insulated copper cable, plastics and tyres released into the air poisonous gasses like nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen monoxide and sulphur dioxide.