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Word: Nitrous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin nitrosus ‘nitrous’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnʌɪtrəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or containing nitrogen with a lower valency, often three.
Short Definition:of or containing nitrogen with lower valency
Definition:
of nitrogen; nitrogenous
Short Definition:of nitrogen; nitrogenous
Examples:- the effect of nitrous emissions on acid rain
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