nitrous

Definition of Nitrous in English :

1. azotic, nitric, nitrous

of or containing nitrogen

Example Sentences:
'nitric acid'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nitrous

adjective

of, derived from, or containing nitrogen, esp in a low valency state

adjective

of, like, or containing niter

designating or of compounds in which nitrogen has a lower valence than in the corresponding nitric compounds

adj.

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

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