Definition of Nitric

1. Adjective. Of or containing nitrogen. "Nitric acid"

Exact synonyms: Azotic, Nitrous
Partainyms: Azote, Nitrogen, Nitrogen
Derivative terms: Azote, Nitre, Nitre

Definition of Nitric

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.

Definition of Nitric

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nitric

1. containing nitrogen [adj]

Medical Definition of Nitric

1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid. Nitric acid, a colourless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer. Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid. Nitric oxide, a colourless poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide. Origin: Cf. F. Nitrique. See Niter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitric

nitrators
nitrazepam
nitre of potash
nitrendipine
nitrene
nitrenes
nitrenium
nitreniums
nitrenoid
nitrenoids
nitres
nitrian
nitriaries
nitriary
nitric (current term)
nitric-oxide reductase
nitric acid
nitric acid reductase
nitric bacteria
nitric bacterium
nitric oxide
nitric oxide synthase
nitrid
nitridated
nitridation
nitride
nitrided
nitrides
nitriding

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