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1. (adj.) nitrous
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usu. containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
2. nitrous
containing nitrogen, usu. in the trivalent state.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L nitrōsus full of natron. See nitroso -)
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1. (adj) azotic, nitric, nitrous
of or containing nitrogen
"nitric acid"
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1. (adj) nitrous
of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it
2. (adj) nitrous
of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds
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