nox

nɒks

Definition

Definition of nox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

nitrogen oxides

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chemical compounds of nitrogen and oxygen

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NOx emissions contribute to air pollution.

nitrogen dioxide

literature

Dated

night or darkness in poetic use

Dated

The poet described the nox as a blanket over the world.

darkness

night

Other

light measurement

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unit measuring very low light levels

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The sensor detected only one nox of light.

Abbreviation

abr: nitrogen oxides

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harmful gases made when nitrogen mixes with oxygen during burning

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Cars release nox into the city air.

conclusion

recap

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Origin of nox

Latin, nox (night)

Examples of nox in a sentence

NOx levels were higher than expected.
The nox enveloped the forest, creating an eerie silence.
In the ancient tale, the hero ventured into the nox to find the lost city.
The lab measured 0.5 nox in the dark room.
Plants grew under a constant 2 nox of illumination.
The report showed rising nox near the factory.

New burners can cut nox from power plants.

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French:NOx, nox, ...
German:NOx, Nox, ...
Italian:NOx, nox, ...
Spanish:NOx, nox, ...
Portuguese:NOx, nox, ...
Chinese:氮氧化物, 诺克斯, ...
Japanese:NOx, ノックス, ...
Arabic:أَكاسِيدُ النِّيتْرُوجِين, نُوكْس, ...
Hebrew:תַּחְמוּצוֹת חַנְקָן, נוֹקְס, ...
Russian:NOx, нокс, ...
Ukrainian:NOx, нокс, ...
Hindi:नाइट्रोजन ऑक्साइड, नॉक्स, ...
Bengali:NOx, নক্স, ...
Catalan:NOx, nox, ...
Czech:oxidy dusíku, nox, ...
Danish:NOx, nox, ...
Dutch:NOx, nox, ...
Greek:NOx, νοξ, ...
Hungarian:nitrogén-oxid, nox, ...
Khmer:អុកស៊ីតអាសូត, នុក, ...
Korean:질소 산화물, 녹스, ...
Persian:اکسیدهای نیتروژن, نوکس, ...
Polish:tlenki azotu, nox, ...
Portuguese (BR):NOx, nox, ...
Romanian:NOx, nox, ...
Swedish:NOx, nox, ...
Thai:ไนโตรเจนออกไซด์, น็อกซ์, ...
Turkish:NOx, nox, ...
Vietnamese:NOx, nox, ...

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Noun, plural

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