- of or containing nitrogen, esp in the pentavalent state
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ni•tric
(nī′trik),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
- containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- of or pertaining to niter.
- nitr- + -ic, modeled on French nitrique 1785–95
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nitric /ˈnaɪtrɪk/ adj
'nitric' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acid test
- ammonia
- aqua fortis
- aqua regia
- cellulose nitrate
- Geber
- nitrate
- nitric acid
- nitric oxide
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen monoxide
- nitroglycerine
- Ostwald
- pyroxylin
- ammonium nitrate
- azotic
- denitrate
- ethyl nitrate
- fuming nitric acid
- guncotton
- gunpaper
- inquartation
- mixed acid
- murexide test
- nitrobenzene
- nitrogen
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitroglycerin
- nitrous
- platinum
- saccharic acid
- silver nitrate
- soda niter
- subnitrate