Definition of Nitrec
Ni"tric (?), a. [Cf. F.
nitrique. See Niter.] (Chem.) Of,
pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any
one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous
compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide;
nitric acid.
Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid
obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is
powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
strong oxidizer. -- Nitric anhydride, a
white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N2O5),
called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the anhydride of
nitric acid. -- Nitric oxide, a colorless
poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On
contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from
the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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