nitric

ˈnaɪ.trɪk

Definition

Definition of nitric - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

chemistry

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containing nitrogen in the pentavalent state

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Nitric acid is a strong acid used in labs.

acidic

chemical

nitrogenous

derived

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pertaining to or derived from niter

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Nitric salts are used in various industrial applications.

azotic

nitrate

nitrous

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nitric acid

powerful corrosive liquid from nitrogen compounds, used for fertilizers, explosives, rocket fuel

Wear gloves when handling nitric acid in the laboratory.

nitric oxide

binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO

Nitric oxide is used in various chemical reactions.

nitric bacteria

bacteria that oxidize nitrogen compounds to obtain energy

Nitric bacteria play a crucial role in the nitrogen cycle in soil.

Origin of nitric

French, nitrique (of niter)

Terms with nitric included in their meaning

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nitrate

chemistry

any salt or ester of nitric acid

aqua regia

chemical mixture

yellow fuming mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid

potassium nitrate

chemistry

historically used in nitric acid production

aluminium nitrate

chemistry

white salt made from aluminium and nitric acid

amyl nitrate

chemistry

organic compound made from pentyl alcohol and nitric acid

nitrated

adj.

lab process

reacted or treated with nitric acid or a nitrate

nitrating

adj.

acid use

involving the use of nitric acid

nitrocotton

chemistry explosives

chemical made from cellulose and nitric acid, used in explosives

Examples of nitric in a sentence

Nitric solutions are often used in fertilizers.
Nitric acid is highly corrosive.
The lab stored nitric compounds safely.

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French:nitrique, ...
German:salpetrig, aus Salpeter gewonnen, ...
Italian:nitrico, derivato dal nitrato, ...
Spanish:nítrico, derivado del nitrato, ...
Portuguese:nítrico, ...
Chinese:硝酸的, 硝石的, ...
Japanese:硝酸, 硝石由来, ...
Arabic:نِيتْرِيك, نِتْرِيكِيّ, ...
Hebrew:חַנְקָתִי, ...
Russian:азотный, нитратный, ...
Ukrainian:азотний, азотна кислота, ...
Hindi:नाइट्रिक, शोरा से प्राप्त, ...
Bengali:নাইট্রিক, নাইটার থেকে প্রাপ্ত, ...
Catalan:nítric, derivat de nitre, ...
Czech:dusičný, ledkový, ...
Danish:salpeterholdig, salpetersyre, ...
Dutch:salpeter-, salpeterzuur, ...
Greek:νιτρικός, προερχόμενος από νίτρο, ...
Hungarian:nitrikus, salétromos, ...
Khmer:ដែលមានអាសូតក្នុងស្ថានភាពវ៉ាឡង់ប្រាំ, នីទ្រិក, ...
Korean:질산의, 질산에서 유래된, ...
Persian:نیتریک, نیتراتی, ...
Polish:azotowy, azotanowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):nítrico, ...
Romanian:azotic, nitric, ...
Swedish:salpeter, salpetersyra, ...
Thai:ไนตริก, กรดไนตริก, ...
Turkish:nitrik, nitrik asit, ...
Vietnamese:chứa nitơ hóa trị năm, axit nitric, ...

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Definition of nitric - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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Origin of nitric

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Terms with nitric included in their meaning

Examples of nitric in a sentence

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