"nitric" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹɪk/
Etymology: From nitro- + -ic, compare French nitrique. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nitro-|-ic}} nitro- + -ic, {{cog|fr|nitrique}} French nitrique Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nitric (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: hydronitric acid, nitric acid, nitric ether, nitric oxide, sulfonitric acid, sulphonitric acid Translations (pertaining to nitrogen): азотен (azoten) (Bulgarian), nítric (Catalan), nitrata (Esperanto), nitrique (French), νιτρικός (nitrikós) (Greek), nítreach (Irish), nitrico (Italian), azotowy (Polish), nítrico (Portuguese), азо́тный (azótnyj) (Russian), azotni (Serbo-Croatian), nítrico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nitric-en-adj-CzVIsRan Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with nitro-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nitro-: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹɪk/
Etymology: From nitro- + -ic, compare French nitrique. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nitro-|-ic}} nitro- + -ic, {{cog|fr|nitrique}} French nitrique Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nitric (uncountable)
  1. Nitric acid. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nitric-en-noun-GJUD3fIV
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          "word": "nitric oxide"
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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          "sense": "pertaining to nitrogen",
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