Definition that contains nitric
- nitrate treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- guncotton a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- nitrocellulose a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- nitrogen oxide any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
- cellulose nitrate a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- nitrify convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
- nitrohydrochloric acid a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
- uranyl nitrate a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid
- nitrocotton a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives