tetroxide
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈtɛtrəʊksaɪd/
- Specialized
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tetróxido
- Nitrogen tetroxide is often used as an oxidizer in rocket propulsion systems.
- osmium tetroxide
- 1% tetroxide
Examples
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Each thruster burns through a gallon of monomethylhydrazine and a gallon of nitrogen tetroxide every 6.5 seconds.
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These are removable because again, they contain nitrogen tetroxide and hydrazine.
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So osmium tetroxide is a very good reagent for giving that in high yield.
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The propulsion system uses nitrogen tetroxide, Rudy.
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Fuelled by good old hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide.
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For example, dinitrogen tetroxide is a molecule with two nitrogens and four oxygens.
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So we have nitrogen tetroxide in the test tube and I'm now going to inject some aniline through this syringe.
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It's at this point that a chemical called osmium tetroxide fixes all the fats and fluid membranes in the brain cells.
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Its oxidizer is nitrogen tetroxide, which is also toxic and corrosive, and its fumes are super irritating.
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After post-fixation with 1% osmium tetroxide in cacodylate buffer, the specimens were placed in 70% ethanol and dissected to obtain segments of the organ of Corti.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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4.2
A substance made of oxygen and another element
Compounds
- Specialized
A black or brown mineral used as a pigment in ceramics and glass
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tetroxide combines the parts tetra- meaning 'four' and oxide meaning 'oxygen'. So a tetroxide is a compound with four oxygen atoms joined to another element, and the name simply tells you that fact.