English words starting with ni - page 18

Meanings of Nitrohydrochloric:

noun

Aqua regia.

Meanings of Nitrolim:

noun

A fertilizer consisting wholly or chiefly of calcium cyanamide.

Meanings of Nitrolime:

noun

A fertilizer consisting wholly or chiefly of calcium cyanamide.

Meanings of Nitromagnesite:

noun

Native hydrated magnesium nitrate, crystallizing in the monoclinic system and occurring as an efflorescence on certain rocks.

Meanings of Nitromannite:

noun

An explosive colourless crystalline substance, c₆ h₈ (ono₂)₆, which is obtained by treating mannitol with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids and used in the manufacture of explosive caps and medicinally as a vasodilator; mannitol hexanitrate.

Meanings of Nitrometer:

noun

An instrument designed for the determination of the amount of nitrogen in a compound; especially †(a) (originally) an instrument devised by andrew ure (1778–1857) for the measurement of alkalis (including sodium and potassium nitrates) by neutralization with acid (obsolete); (b) (later) an apparatus of a type devised by georg lunge (1839–1923), incorporating a burette and a parallel glass tube, for the measurement of the nitric oxide evolved by reaction of nitrates with sulphuric acid in the presence of mercury (and also used to measure gases evolved in other reactions).

Meanings of Nitromethane:

noun

An oily liquid which is used as a solvent and as rocket fuel.

Usage examples:

Clearly, the binding to dna effectively shields the chromophores from quenching by nitromethane, co…

Meanings of Nitronaphthalene:

noun

Either of two isomeric crystalline compounds, c₁₀ h₇ no₂, which are nitro-derivatives of naphthalene.

Meanings of Nitroparaffin:

noun

A substance obtained by the nitration of (a) paraffin; a nitroalkane or mixture of nitroalkanes.

Meanings of Nitrophenol:

noun

A compound containing a nitro and a phenolic hydroxyl group; specifically each of three isomeric derivatives of phenol, c₆ h₄ (no₂)oh, in which one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by a nitro group.

Meanings of Nitrophile:

noun

A nitrophilous organism.

Meanings of Nitrophilous:

adjective

(of a plant) preferring soils rich in nitrogen.

Usage examples:

Such conditions support the strong dominance of such tall competitive nitrophilous species.

Meanings of Nitroprusside:

noun

A salt containing the complex anion [fe(cn)₅ no]2−, obtained by treating a ferro or ferricyanide with nitric acid; especially such a salt (frequently sodium nitroprusside) used as a reagent in various analytical tests and as an emergency hypotensive agent.

Meanings of Nitros:

noun

Short for nitroglycerine.

Meanings of Nitrosamine:

noun

A compound containing the group =nno attached to two organic groups. compounds of this kind are generally carcinogenic.

Meanings of Nitrosate:

verb

To introduce a nitrosyl group into (a compound).

Meanings of Nitrosobacterium:

noun

A bacterium which converts ammonium compounds into nitrites; usually in plural.

Meanings of Nitrosomonas:

noun

A genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria (family nitrobacteraceae) whose members have the ability to oxidize ammonia to nitrite, and are found in soil and water; (also nitrosomonas) a bacterium of this genus (rare).

Meanings of Nitrosyl:

noun

The group —n=o; the cation no+. also: a complex containing nitric oxide (no) bonded to a metal atom as a neutral ligand.

Meanings of Nitrosyls:

noun

The group —n=o; the cation no+. also: a complex containing nitric oxide (no) bonded to a metal atom as a neutral ligand.

Meanings of Nitrosylsulphuric:

noun

A crystalline acid, ho.so₂.ono, which forms as an intermediate during the manufacture of sulphuric acid by the lead chamber process and is used (in sulphuric acid solution) for bleaching cereal milling products and for dye manufacture.

Meanings of Nitrotoluene:

noun

Each of three isomeric derivatives of toluene, c₆ h₄ (no₂)ch₃, obtained by replacing one of the ring hydrogen atoms with a nitro group, two of which (the ortho and para isomers) are used in the manufacture of dyes.

Meanings of Nitrous:

adjective

Of or containing nitrogen with a lower valency, often three.

Usage examples:

Similar to nitrous acid, nitric oxide gives rise to reactive nitrous anhydride that can induce nitr…

noun

A gas with a faint sweet smell that can be breathed in with oxygen to reduce pain, for example during childbirth or medical examinations

Usage examples:

He performed over 20 surgical procedures using nitrous oxide as the anaesthetic., nitrous oxide gas…

Meanings of Nitryl:

noun

The nitro group —no₂ or the nitronium ion no₂ +.

Meanings of Nits:

noun

The egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair.

Usage examples:

Lice lay nits on hair shafts close to the skin's surface, where the temperature is perfect for keep…

exclamation

Used as a warning that someone is approaching.