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Traditional English :: nitrate
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nitrc.html - n. & v. --n. 1 any salt or ester of nitric acid.
2 potassium or sodium nitrate when used as a fertilizer. --v.tr. Chem. treat, combine, or impregnate with nitric acid. nitration n. [F (as NITRE, -ATE(1))] |
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Traditional English :: nitre
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nitrc.html - n.
(US niter) saltpetre, potassium nitrate. [ME f. OF f. L nitrum f. Gk nitron, of Semitic orig.] |
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Traditional English :: nitric
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nitrc.html - adj. of or containing nitrogen, esp. in the quinquevalent state. nitric acid a colourless corrosive poisonous liquid. Chem. formula: HNO[3]. nitric oxide a colourless gas. Chem. formula: NO. [F nitrique (as NITRE)] |
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Traditional English :: nitride
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nitrc.html - n.
Chem. a binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element. [NITRE + -IDE] |
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Traditional English :: nitrify
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nitrc.html - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 impregnate with nitrogen. 2 convert ( nitrogen, usu. in the form of ammonia) into nitrites or nitrates. nitrifiable adj. nitrification n. [F nitrifier (as NITRE)] |
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Traditional English :: nitrile
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nitrc.html - n.
Chem. an organic compound consisting of an alkyl radical bound to a cyanide radical. |
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