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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Nitrous \Ni"trous\, a. [L. nitrosus full of natron: cf. F.
     nitreux. See Niter.]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of
        niter, or resembling it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of
        those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower
        valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Nitrous acid (Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen
        HNO2, not known in the free state, but forming a well
        known series of salts, viz., the nitrites.
  
     Nitrous oxide. See Laughing gas.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Nitrous \Ni"trous\, a. [L. nitrosus full of natron: cf. F.
     nitreux. See Niter.]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of
        niter, or resembling it.
  
     2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of
        those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower
        valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.
  
     Nitrous acid (Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen
        HNO2, not known in the free state, but forming a well
        known series of salts, viz., the nitrites.
  
     Nitrous oxide. See Laughing gas.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  nitrous
       adj : of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: azotic, nitric]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     Αγγλικά a.
     (ετ χημ en) νιτρώδης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     a.
     1 (lb en now historical) Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having
  the properties of nitre, bitter. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,
  especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a
  corresponding nitric species. (from 17th c.)
     3 (lb en chemistry) Of or relating to nitrous acid or its
  derivatives.
     4 (lb en mycology biology) Having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric
  acid.
     n.
     1 (lb en dentistry automotive informal) nitrous oxide.
     2 (lb en automotive informal) The system in some racing vehicles
  which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     a.
     1 (lb en now historical) Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having
  the properties of nitre, bitter. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,
  especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a
  corresponding nitric species. (from 17th c.)
     3 (lb en chemistry) Of or relating to nitrous acid or its
  derivatives.
     4 (lb en mycology biology) Having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric
  acid.
     n.
     1 (lb en dentistry automotive informal) nitrous oxide.
     2 (lb en automotive informal) The system in some racing vehicles
  which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     a.
     1 (lb en now historical) Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having
  the properties of nitre, bitter. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,
  especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a
  corresponding nitric species. (from 17th c.)
     3 (lb en chemistry) Of or relating to nitrous acid or its
  derivatives.
     4 (lb en mycology biology) Having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric
  acid.
     n.
     1 (lb en dentistry automotive informal) nitrous oxide.
     2 (lb en automotive informal) The system in some racing vehicles
  which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     a.
     1 (lb en now historical) Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having
  the properties of nitre, bitter. (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,
  especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a
  corresponding nitric species. (from 17th c.)
     3 (lb en chemistry) Of or relating to nitrous acid or its
  derivatives.
     4 (lb en mycology biology) Having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric
  acid.
     n.
     1 (lb en dentistry automotive informal) nitrous oxide.
     2 (lb en automotive informal) The system in some racing vehicles
  which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     Englanti a.
     typpi-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nitrous
     Engelska a.
     (tagg kemi språk=en) salpeterhaltig, nitrös

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Nitrous /nˈaɪtɹəs/
  نتري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  nitrous //ˈnaɪtɹəs// 
  азотист
  of, or relating to nitrous acid

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  nitrous /nˈaɪtɹəs/
  dusitý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  nitrous /nˈaɪtɹəs/
  salpeterhaltig, salpeterhältig [Ös.] , salpetrig, Salpeter…  [chem.]
     Synonym: containing saltpetre/saltpeter
  
   see: nitrous acid
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  nitrous /nˈaɪtɹəs/
  1. (kim.) azota ait, azota benzer, azotlu. nitrous acid (kim.) nitröz asidi. nitrous oxide (kim.) diazot monoksit, güldürücü gaz.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈnɪtɹəs/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 氮的,含氮的,硝石的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 氮的,含氮的,硝石的

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