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NO2
(gcide) | Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.] (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.
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Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by
distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully
corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
strong oxidizer.
Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen
(N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the
anhydride of nitric acid.
Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by
treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air
or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the
formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2, also called nitric
dioxide or nitric peroxide).
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-NO2
(gcide) | Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
-NO2 radical.
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Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
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NO2
(gcide) | nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter.
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2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
(C6H5.NO2).
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Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.
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-NO2
(gcide) | Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group.
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NO2
(gcide) | Chromophore \Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + fe`rein to bear.]
(Chem.)
Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which
imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an
ingredient.
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C10H9NO2
(gcide) | indoleacetic acid \in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.
(Chem., Bot.)
A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle
growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin.
Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
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C12H9NO2
(gcide) | Indophenol \In`do*phe"nol\, n. [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.)
Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling
indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on
certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol
proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a
quinonimine derivative with the formula C12H9NO2.
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C18H19NO2
(gcide) | Apocodeine \Ap`o*co*de"ine\, n. [Pref. apo- + codeine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid, C18H19NO2, prepared from codeine. In its
effects it resembles apomorphine.
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C3H7NO2
(gcide) | Alanine \Al"a*nine\, n. [Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is
a euphonic insertion.] (Chem.)
one of the natural amino acids found combined in the proteins
of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white
crystalline base, C3H7NO2. The natural form is the
L-configuration.
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C5H11NO2
(gcide) | Amyl nitrite \Amyl nitrite\
A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in
medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The
inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the
face.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.]
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and
also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its
residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline
substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a
sweetish taste.
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C5H11NO2S
(gcide) | Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)
A substance (C5H11NO2S) which is a degradation product of
the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has
chelating properties and is used in medicine as an
antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of
hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).
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C5H13NO2
(gcide) | Muscarin \Mus*ca"rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
A solid crystalline substance, C5H13NO2, found in the
toadstool (Agaricus muscarius), and in putrid fish. It is a
typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.
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C6H13NO2
(gcide) | Mydatoxin \Myd`a*tox"in\, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from
decay) + toxic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from
decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar
to curare.
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C6H2NO23OH
(gcide) | Picric \Pi"cric\, a. [Gr. ? bitter.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a strong organic acid (called
picric acid), intensely bitter.
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Note: Picric acid is obtained by treating phenol with strong
nitric acid, as a brilliant yellow crystalline
substance, C6H2(NO2)3.OH. It is used in dyeing silk
and wool, and also in the manufacture of explosives, as
it is very unstable when heated. Called also
trinitrophenol, and formerly carbazotic acid.
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C6H5NO2
(gcide) | Nitrobenzene \Ni`tro*ben"zene\ (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.]
(Chem.)
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action
of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor
imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane.
It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large
quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called
also nitrobenzol.
[1913 Webster] Nitrobenzolnitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter.
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2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
(C6H5.NO2).
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Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.
[1913 Webster]niacin \niacin\ n.
A B vitamin (vitamin B5) essential for the normal function of
the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Called
also nicotinic acid and antipellagra vitamin. Chemical
formula C6H5NO2, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic
acid.
Syn: nicotinic acid.
[WordNet 1.5]nicotinic acid \nic`o*tin"ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)
An organic acid (C6H5NO2), a carboxylated derivative of
pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also
niacin and antipellagra vitamin, and vitamin B5.
Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.
Note: It is a cofactor in several enzymatic reactions, and is
used to prevent a pellagra-like disease in dogs.
--[MI11]
Syn: 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, niacin, antipellagra vitamin.
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C7H17NO2
(gcide) | Typhotoxin \Ty`pho*tox"in\, n. [Typhoid + -toxic.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the
typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals
lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.
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C8H4NO2
(gcide) | Isatogen \I*sat"o*gen\, n. [Isatin + -gen.] (Chem.)
A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H4NO2, regarded as the
essential residue of a series of compounds, related to
isatin, which easily pass by reduction to indigo blue. --
I*sat`o*gen"ic, a.
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C8H5NO2
(gcide) | Isatin \I"sa*tin\, n. [See Isatis.] (Chem.)
An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by
the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from
certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important
source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly,
isatine.]
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CCl3NO2
(gcide) | Chlorpicrin \Chlor`pi"crin\, n. (Chem.)
A heavy, colorless liquid, CCl3.NO2, of a strong pungent
odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of
chlorine. [Written also chloropikrin.]
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CH3NO2
(gcide) | Nitromethane \Ni`tro*meth"ane\, n. [Nitro- + methane.] (Chem.)
A nitro derivative of methane (CH3.NO2), obtained as a
mobile liquid; -- called also nitrocarbol. It has been used
as a rocket fuel and as a gasoline additive to add power to
the fuel, especially in racing cars.
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CHNO23
(gcide) | Nitroform \Ni"tro*form\, n. [Nitro- + formyl.] (Chem.)
A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform,
obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance,
CH.(NO2)3, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid
properties.
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CNO2Br3
(gcide) | Brompicrin \Brom*pi"crin\, n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine +
pikrins[aum]ure picric acid.] (Chem.)
A pungent colorless explosive liquid, CNO2Br3, analogous to
and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also brompikrin.]
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Brompton mixture
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HgCNO2
(gcide) | fulminate of mercury \ful"mi*nate of mer"cu*ry\, n. (Chem.)
The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
mercury fulminate. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is
used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives,
such as dynamite or TNT.
[PJC]mercury fulminate \mer"cu*ry ful"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)
The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also
fulminate of mercury. It is an explosive compound prepared
as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for
detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. It is
sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.
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HNO2
(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.
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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.
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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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MnO2
(gcide) | Manganese \Man`ga*nese"\, n. [F. mangan[`e]se, It. manganese,
sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of
its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf.
Magnesia.] (Chem.)
An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard,
grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point
1244[deg] C), but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly
in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol
Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [C=12.011].
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Note: An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese)
is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.
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Black oxide of manganese, Manganese dioxide or {Manganese
peroxide}, or Black manganese (Chem.), a heavy black powder
MnO2, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and
valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly
manganese. It colors glass violet, and is used as a
decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.
[1913 Webster]Black \Black\ (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to
Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[aum]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k,
OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not
akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.]
1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the
color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark
color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a
color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
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O night, with hue so black! --Shak.
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2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in
darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the
heavens black with clouds.
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I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.
--Shak.
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3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;
destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;
cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. "This day's black
fate." "Black villainy." "Arise, black vengeance." "Black
day." "Black despair." --Shak.
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4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;
foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
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Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;
as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,
black-visaged.
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Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a
felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to
hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or
disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for
malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been
called black acts.
Black angel (Zool.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida
(Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow,
and the middle of the body black.
Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,
Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc.
Black bear (Zool.), the common American bear ({Ursus
Americanus}).
Black beast. See {B[^e]te noire}.
Black beetle (Zool.), the common large cockroach ({Blatta
orientalis}).
Black bonnet (Zool.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza
Sch[oe]niclus}) of Europe.
Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops,
produced by a species of caterpillar.
Black cat (Zool.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America
allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.
Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in
distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]
Black cherry. See under Cherry.
Black cockatoo (Zool.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo.
Black copper. Same as Melaconite.
Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant.
Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado.
Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of
senna and magnesia.
Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation
consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.
Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.
Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a
skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.
Black flea (Zool.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum)
injurious to turnips.
Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,
obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of
niter. --Brande & C.
Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in
Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient
Hercynian forest.
Black game, or Black grouse. (Zool.) See Blackcock,
Grouse, and Heath grouse.
Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus
Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.
Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or
pepperidge. See Tupelo.
Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of
dark purple or "black" grape.
Black horse (Zool.), a fish of the Mississippi valley
(Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the
Missouri sucker.
Black lemur (Zool.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the
acoumbo of the natives.
Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason
thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list
of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made
for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See
Blacklist, v. t.
Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,
MnO2.
Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried
to or from jail.
Black martin (Zool.), the chimney swift. See Swift.
Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the
southern United States. See Tillandsia.
Black oak. See under Oak.
Black ocher. See Wad.
Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,
or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of
printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.
Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.
Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a
shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.
Black rat (Zool.), one of the species of rats ({Mus
rattus}), commonly infesting houses.
Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist
matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.
Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the
rest, and makes trouble.
Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver.
Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or
reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of
dogs.
Black tea. See under Tea.
Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,
stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form
of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.
Black walnut. See under Walnut.
Black warrior (Zool.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).
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Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;
Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
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NO2
(gcide) | Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.] (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.
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Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by
distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully
corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
strong oxidizer.
Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen
(N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the
anhydride of nitric acid.
Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by
treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air
or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the
formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2, also called nitric
dioxide or nitric peroxide).
[1913 Webster]Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
-NO2 radical.
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Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
[1913 Webster]nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter.
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2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
(C6H5.NO2).
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Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.
[1913 Webster]Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group.
[1913 Webster]Chromophore \Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + fe`rein to bear.]
(Chem.)
Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which
imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an
ingredient.
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NO2
(gcide) | Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.] (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.
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Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by
distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully
corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
strong oxidizer.
Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen
(N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the
anhydride of nitric acid.
Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by
treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air
or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the
formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2, also called nitric
dioxide or nitric peroxide).
[1913 Webster]Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
-NO2 radical.
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Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
[1913 Webster]nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter.
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2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
(C6H5.NO2).
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Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.
[1913 Webster]Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group.
[1913 Webster]Chromophore \Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + fe`rein to bear.]
(Chem.)
Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which
imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an
ingredient.
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NO2
(gcide) | Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.] (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.
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Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by
distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully
corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
strong oxidizer.
Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen
(N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the
anhydride of nitric acid.
Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by
treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air
or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the
formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2, also called nitric
dioxide or nitric peroxide).
[1913 Webster]Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the
-NO2 radical.
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Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
[1913 Webster]nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter.
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2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
(C6H5.NO2).
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Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.
[1913 Webster]Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group.
[1913 Webster]Chromophore \Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + fe`rein to bear.]
(Chem.)
Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which
imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an
ingredient.
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NO23C6HOH2
(gcide) | Styphnic \Styph"nic\, a. [Gr. (spurious) sty`fein to contract.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline
astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action
of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric
acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid,
having a series of well defined salts.
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SnO2
(gcide) | Stannic \Stan"nic\ (-n[i^]k), a. [L. stannum tin: cf. F.
stannique.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin;
specifically, designating those compounds in which the
element has a higher valence as contrasted with stannous
compounds.
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Stannic acid.
(a) A hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silicic
acid, and called also normal stannic acid.
(b) Metastannic acid.
Stannic chloride, a thin, colorless, fuming liquid,
SnCl4, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing;
-- formerly called spirit of tin, or {fuming liquor of
Libavius}.
Stannic oxide, tin oxide, SnO2, produced artificially as
a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the
mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of
white enamels, and, under the name of putty powder, for
polishing glass, etc.
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