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nitric

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Of, about, or containing.

Pronunciation

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nytrik

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ˈnaɪtɹɪk

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.

noun

  1. Nitric acid.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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This meaning: Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.

Used this way, nitric is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Nitric

nitric acid

Pertaining

nitric nitrogen

Other combinations

nitric oxidenitric ethernitric peroxide

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • nitric acidnounCompound term

    Acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels.

  • nitric bacterianounCompound term

    Soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates.

  • nitric bacteriumnounCompound term

    Any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates.

  • nitric oxidenounCompound term

    A poisonous red-brown gas (NO).

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • nitratenounRelated term

    Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).

  • nitrogen oxidenounRelated term

    Any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials.

  • nitrohydrochloric acidnounRelated term

    A yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold).

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Synonyms

Sense: of or pertaining to or or containing or nitrogen

nitrous

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