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nitric

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnaɪtɹɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Nitric acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or containing nitrogen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nitric acid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: azotic, nitrous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From nitro- + -ic, compare French nitrique.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: азотен (azoten) — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Catalan: nítric — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Esperanto: nitrata — pertaining to nitrogen
  • French: nitrique — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Greek: νιτρικός (nitrikós) — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Irish: nítreach — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Italian: nitrico — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Polish: azotowy — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Portuguese: nítrico — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Russian: азо́тный (azótnyj) — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Serbo-Croatian: azotni — pertaining to nitrogen
  • Spanish: nítrico — pertaining to nitrogen