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Meaning of 'nitrous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nitrous [ a.]
- Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.
- Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.

Meaning of 'nitrous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nitrous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or containing nitrogen
Example in sentence:
  • nitric acid

Nearby Words:

nit nitency niteosaccharin niter nithing nitid nitranilic nitraniline nitrate nitrated

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