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 ni·trous /ˈnaɪtrəs/
 (a.)氮的,含氮的,硝石的

 ni·trous /ˈnaɪtrəs/ 形容詞
 亞硝的

 Ni·trous a.
 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.
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 nitrous
      adj : of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: azotic, nitric]