OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - nitrous oxide
Label: nitrous oxide

Definition:
Nitrous oxide is a portion of matter with the chemical formula N2O. It has a gaseous normal state of matter. It occurs naturally in the atmosphere as a trace gas and it can work as a greenhouse gas.

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Definition:
A portion of matter is an aggregate of material entities that have a state of matter.

Editor note:
Portions of matter describe mass nouns like e.g. water, air and fuel. Mass nouns are uncountable, but portions of these can be quantified, like 1 glass of water, 1 m³ of air or 1 barrel of fuel. For further explanation please refer to: https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Explanation-on-mass-nouns