nitric

Definition of Nitric in English :

1. azotic, nitric, nitrous

of or containing nitrogen

Example Sentences:
'nitric acid'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nitric

adjective

of or containing nitrogen, esp in the pentavalent state

adjective

1.

of or containing nitrogen

2.

designating or of compounds in which nitrogen has a higher valence than in the corresponding nitrous compounds

adj.

Relating to or containing nitrogen, especially in a valence state higher than that in a comparable nitrous compound.