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nitrous

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nitrous (adjective)
  2. nitrous acid (noun)
  3. nitrous anhydride (noun)
  4. nitrous bacterium (noun)
  5. nitrous ether (noun)
  6. nitrous oxide (noun)
  7. nitrous vitriol (noun)
  8. spirit of nitrous ether

ni·trous

adj \ˈnī-trəs\

Definition of NITROUS

archaic
: of, relating to, or containing niter

Origin of NITROUS

New Latin nitrosus, from Latin, full of natron, from nitrum natron — more at niter
First Known Use: 1601

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