nitric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or containing nitrogen
    nitrous; azotic.
    • nitric acid

WordNet


Ni"tric adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid. nitric dioxide (nitrogen dioxide) is not defined! = NO2

Webster 1913