nitrogen pentoxide

noun

: 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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