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Synonyms for nitrous

  • adjective

Most common

nitric

All synonyms

Adjective

nitric, azotic dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having the properties of nitre, bitter.

Related words

Phrases
nitrous oxide

Example sentences

  • nitric She needed 10.5 liters of nitric acid for the experiment.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nitrousfalling
nitricfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
nitric2, azotic

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nitric2 = 2 syllables).