nitrous

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnaɪtrəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nī′trəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ni•trous  (nī′trəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
  2. containing nitrogen, usually in the trivalent state.
  • Latin nitrōsus full of natron. See nitroso-
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nitrous /ˈnaɪtrəs/ adj
  1. of, derived from, or containing nitrogen, esp in a low valency state
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin nitrōsus full of natron; see nitre
'nitrous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gas - -ite - laughing gas - nitrite - nitrous acid - nitrous oxide - ammonium nitrate - diazotization - ethyl nitrite - ethyl nitrite spirit - hyponitrous - inhalant - nitrous bacteria - nitrous ether - Wells - spirit of nitrous ether

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