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pollutant vs nitrogen oxide

nitrogen oxide vs pollutant

pollutant and nitrogen oxide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pollutant Yes No No No
nitrogen oxide Yes No No No
As nouns, nitrogen oxide is a hyponym of pollutant; that is, nitrogen oxide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pollutant:
  • pollutant: waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
  • nitrogen oxide: any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
pollutant (noun) nitrogen oxide (noun)
waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
Difference between pollutant and nitrogen oxide

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