Nitric

Definition: Nitric

Nitric

Adjective

1. Of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "nitric" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references)

Etymology: Nitric \Ni"tric\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression nitrique. See Niter.]. (references)

Synonyms: Nitric

Calefaction

Cauterizer; caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa; acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium.

Crosswords: Nitric

Romanian (nitric).

References

• The World Market for Nitric Acid and Sulfonitric Acids: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• Nitric Oxide and Inflammation (Pir-Progress in Inflammation Research) (reference)

• Nitric Oxide in the Eye (reference)

• The Biology of Nitric Oxide (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Nitric Oxide: Issues and Answers (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

Nitric oxide dilates blood vessels. (references)

One useful finding is that nitric oxide damage leaves a characteristic molecular "footprint" on cell proteins. (references)

More recently, researchers have focused on the effects of excessive glucose metabolism on the amount of nitric oxide in nerves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "nitric": nitric acid ♦ nitric acid trihydrate ♦ nitric anhydride ♦ nitric bacteria ♦ nitric bacterium ♦ nitric oxide ♦ Nitric Oxide Donors ♦ nitric oxide synthase ♦ nitric pentoxide ♦ prompt nitric oxide. Additional references.

Beginning with "nitric": Nitric-Oxide, Nitric-Oxide Synthase.

Ending with "nitric": arginine-nitric, L-arginine-nitric.

Albanian

nitrik. (various references)

Arabic 

‏نتريك, ‏حامض النتريك (aquafortis). (various references)

Bulgarian 

азотен (azotic, nitrogen, nitrogenous). (various references)

Chinese 

硝酸. (various references)

Czech

ledkový (nitrous), dusièný, dusíkový. (various references)

Danish

nitrogenoxid (mononitrogen monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide), nitrogenkatalyse (nitric oxide catalysis, nitrogen catalysis), nitrogendioxyd (nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide), nitratkvaelstof (nitric nitrogen), kvælstofoxyd (nitric oxide), at salpetersyre angriber den ferritiske grundmasse ulige kraftigt afhaengigt af de enkelte ferritkorns orientering i forhold til den polerede overflade (that the nitric acid etches the ferrite to an extent dependent on the orientation of the grains), blodproeven foraskes ad vaad vej ved ophedning med svovlsyre,salpetersyre eller perchlorsyre (nitric and perchloric acids, the blood sample is mineralised by the wet method by heating with sulphuric), det paa millipore-filtre samlede stoev bliver gjort oploeseligt i koncentreret salpetersyre (the dusts captured on millipore filters are made soluble in concentrated nitric acid), dinitrogenoxid (dinitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen oxide, laughing gas, nitric oxide, nitrous oxide), dinitrogenpentoxid (dinitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride, nitrogen pentoxide), for at undgaa enhver mellemliggende passivering paa grund af luftens indvirkning, maa salpetersyrepassivering udfoeres umiddelbart efter aktivering (nitric acid passivation should immediately succeed activation, to prevent any intermediate Passivation by the ambient air), haemningen i begyndelsen af aetsningen optraeder saavel ved salpetersyre-som ved pikrinsyreaetsning (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), instabil nitrogenoxyd (prompt nitric oxide), katodisk reduktion af salpetersyre til salpetersyrling (cathodic reduction of nitric to nitrous acid), at goere den katodiske reduktion af salpetersyre autokatalytisk (to make the cathode reduction of nitric acid autocatalytic), kvælstofilte (nitric oxide), staal og stoebejern der kan angribes af salpetersyre (steel and cast iron that can be attacked by nitric acid), kvaelstofforilte (nitric oxide, nitrous oxide), laboratorieglasvarer,som mindst maa vaere af pyrex,om ikke kvarts,skal renses ved skylning med varm,blyfri salpetersyre (has to be cleaned by hot scouring using lead-free nitric acid, laboratory glassware, which must at least be pyrex if not quartz), lattergas (dinitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen oxide, laughing gas, nitric oxide, nitrous oxide), pikrinsyre aetser ferritkrystallerne mindre uensartet efter deres orientering i forhold til den polerede overflade end salpetersyre goer (as does nitric acid, picric acid does not etch the ferrite grains according to their orientation), salpetersyre (aqua fortis, nitric acid), slutpoleringen blev udfoert manuelt med aluminiumoxid-opslemning,foerst paa uldent klaede,derefter paa et meget bloedt klaede,idet der ind imellem aetses adskillige gange med alkoholisk pikrinsyre eller salpetersyreoploesning (the final polishing was done by hand at first on a wool cloth, then on a very soft haired cloth using alumina. Several intermediate etching treatments with alcoholic picric acid or nitric acid were used), koncentreret salpetersyre tilsat nogle faa draaber perchlorsyre (concentrated nitric acid to which have been added afew drops of perchloric acid). (various references)

Dutch

NO (Kingdom of Norway, mononitrogen monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide, North-East, Norway), nitraatstikstof (nitric nitrogen), stikstofoxydekatalyse (nitric oxide catalysis, nitrogen catalysis), de kathodische reductie van salpeterzuur een autokatalytisch karakter geven (to make the cathode reduction of nitric acid autocatalytic), de op millipore filters afgevangen stofdeeltjes worden in geconcentreerd salpeterzuur oplosbaar gemaakt (the dusts captured on millipore filters are made soluble in concentrated nitric acid), de passivering met salpeterzuur moet ommiddellijk op de activering volgen, opdat tussendoor geen passivering aan de lucht plaats vindt (nitric acid passivation should immediately succeed activation, to prevent any intermediate Passivation by the ambient air), deze vertraging bij het begin van het etsen streedt zowel bij het gebruik van salpeterzuur als bij het gebruik van picrinezuur op (this delay at the start of etching can be observed both by etching with nitric acid and with picric acid), geconcentreerd salpeterzuur waarbij enige druppels perchloorazijnzuur worden gevoegd (concentrated nitric acid to which have been added afew drops of perchloric acid), het bloedmonster wordt langs natte weg gemineraliseerd door verhitting met zwavelzuur, salpeterzuur en perchloorzuur (nitric and perchloric acids, the blood sample is mineralised by the wet method by heating with sulphuric), kathodische reductie van salpeterzuur tot salpeterigzuur (cathodic reduction of nitric to nitrous acid), lachgas (dinitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen oxide, laughing gas, nitric oxide, nitrous oxide), dat de mate van aanetsen van het ferriet door salpeterzuur afhangt van de oriëntatie van de ferrietkorrels (that the nitric acid etches the ferrite to an extent dependent on the orientation of the grains), stikstofoxide (nitric oxide), stikstofpentoxyde (dinitrogen pentoxide, nitric anhydride, nitrogen pentoxide), picrinezuur etst de ferrietkristallen-in afhankelijkheid van hun oriëntatie-minder aan dan salpeterzuur (as does nitric acid, picric acid does not etch the ferrite grains according to their orientation), primair stikstofoxide (prompt nitric oxide), salpeterzuur (nitric acid), staal-en gietijzersoorten die oplossen in salpeterzuur (steel and cast iron that can be attacked by nitric acid), stikstofdioxyde (nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide), stikstofmonoxide (nitric oxide), stikstofmonoxyde (mononitrogen monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide), laboratoriumglas, dat zoniet van kwarts dan toch van pyrex dient te zijn, moet met loodvrij warm salpeterzuur worden afgebeten (has to be cleaned by hot scouring using lead-free nitric acid, laboratory glassware, which must at least be pyrex if not quartz). (various references)

Farsi 

دارای نیتروژن باظرفیت بالا. (various references)

Finnish

välittömästi muodostuva typpioksidi (prompt nitric oxide), typpipentoksidi (dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5, nitric anhydride, nitrogen pentoxide), typpioksidi (nitric oxide), typpimonoksidi (mononitrogen monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide), typpihappo (nitric acid), typpihapon katodinen pelkistyminen typpihapokkeeksi (cathodic reduction of nitric to nitrous acid), typpidioksidi (nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide), typen katalyysi (nitric oxide catalysis, nitrogen catalysis), tehdä typpihapon katodisesta pelkistymisestä autokatalyyttinen (to make the cathode reduction of nitric acid autocatalytic), salpietarihappo (nitric acid). (various references)

French

azotique. (various references)

German

Salpetersauer. (various references)

Greek 

νιτρικόσ. (various references)

Hebrew 

ח� ק� י (nitrogenous). (various references)

Hungarian

salétromsavas, salétromos (nitrous). (various references)

Italian

nitrico (nitric acid). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

硝酸 (nitric acid). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょうさ�" (admiration, chances of success, commendation, dispersion, dissipation, evaporation, nitric acid, praise, prospects of victory), いっさ�"かちっそ (nitric monoxide). (various references)

Korean 

질소 (nitrogen). (various references)

Manx

neetaragh. (various references)

Pig Latin

itricnay.(various references)

Portuguese

nítrico, azótico (azotic). (various references)

Romanian

nitric, azotic (azotic). (various references)

Russian 

азотный (azotic, nitrogen, nitrogenous). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

azotni (nitrogen, nitrogenous). (various references)

Spanish

nítrico. (various references)

Swedish

salpeter-, salpeter (nitre, potassium nitrate, salpetre). (various references)

Thai

กร�"ไนตริก (สัญลักษ�"์ย่อคือ NHO3) (nitric acid). (various references)

Turkish

nitrik. (various references)

Ukrainian

селітряний, азотний (azotic, nitrogenous). (various references)

Misspellings

"Nitric" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anicteric, intri, Itrc, Itri, netrix, netwic, Neutrik, nigri, Niorin, n'iras, Niri, Nistri, niti, nitis, nitpic, nitr, Nitra, nitrex, nitrics, nitricum, nitrid, nitril, nitrin, nitti, norti, Nutricia, nyroca, Nytim, oneiric, unattri, Witrik. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: citrin.

-1 letter: ricin.

-2 letters: inti.

-3 letters: nit, rin, tic, tin.

-4 letters: in, it, ti.

+1 letter: citrine, citrins, crinite, inciter, neritic, noritic, tricing.

+2 letters: citrines, citrinin, crinites, friction, granitic, inciters, indicter, indictor, indirect, neuritic, nitrolic, ornithic, reciting, reincite, reindict, trichina, tricking, uranitic.

+3 letters: anticrime, articling, carnitine, chintzier, circinate, cistronic, citizenry, citrinins, cowriting, crediting, cretinism, criminate, criterion, dendritic, dicentric, directing, direction, extrinsic, frictions, indicator, indicters, indictors, inflicter, inflictor, inotropic, intercity, interdict, intricacy, intricate, intrinsic, mortician, morticing, nephritic, neuritics, nitpicker, patrician, picturing, rancidity, recipient, reincited, reincites, reindicts, reliction, scripting, sincerity, trichinae, trichinal, trichinas, trickling, triclinia, triclinic, tricotine, tyrocidin, vicariant.