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(nī′trik)

adjective

of or containing nitrogen
designating or of compounds in which nitrogen has a higher valence than in the corresponding nitrous compounds

Origin: Fr nitrique: see niter & -ic

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adjective

Of, derived from, or containing nitrogen, especially in a valence state higher than that in a comparable nitrous compound.

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