nitric oxide

English

Noun

nitric oxide (uncountable)

(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157:
  In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.

Translations

binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen

Chinese:
Mandarin: 一氧化氮 (zh) (yīyǎnghuàdàn)
Finnish: typpioksidi (fi)
French: monoxyde d’azote (fr) m
German: Stickoxid (de) n
Italian: ossido di azoto
Japanese: 一酸化窒素 (issanka-chisso)
Portuguese: óxido nítrico m
Romanian: oxid de azot m
Spanish: óxido nítrico m
Swedish: kväveoxid (sv) c

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