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Definition of nitrous
informal
: nitrous oxide He began huffing nitrous by the case, causing vivid hallucinations. — David Peisner
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First Known Use of nitrous
1977
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nitrous
adjective
ni·trous
Definition of nitrous
archaic
: of, relating to, or containing niter
Recent Examples of nitrous from the Web
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That event raised concerns about nitrous oxide pollutants.
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Automakers are under pressure to meet efficiency targets, particularly in Europe, where diesel vehicles are falling out of favor following Volkswagen's emission scandal, which raised concerns about nitrous oxide pollutants.
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Rebecca Burger Instagram The dispensers are highly pressurized and work by injecting nitrous oxide into the metal container.
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Whipped cream dispensers use nitrous oxide canisters, which, when pierced by a pin, release the gas and pressurize the cream container.
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Rebecca Burger Instagram The dispensers are highly pressurized and work by injecting nitrous oxide into the metal container.
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The synthetic fertilizer and the manure used to grow these also releases nitrous oxide, a climate-warming pollutant 298 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
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Stanford initiated the project when researchers from the California university discovered that paraffin fuel burns three times faster than conventional fuels, which are used in hybrid rockets alongside nitrous oxide.
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However, emitted along with those iron oxide particles are acidic gases like sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide, Shi says.
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Origin and Etymology of nitrous
New Latin nitrosus, from Latin, full of natron, from nitrum natron — more at niter
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