nitron
121Glas [1] — Glas, eine in der Glühhitze durch Schmelzung entstandene chemische Verbindung von Kieselsäure (in einigen Fällen auch Borsäure) mit verschiedenen Basen (Kali, Natron, Kalk, Magnesia, Thonerde, Bleioxyd, Zinnoxyd, Eisenoxydul etc.), welche eine… …
122nitrate — n. [Gr. nitron, native soda] A salt or ester of nitric acid (HNO3) …
123nitrite — n. [Gr. nitron, native soda] A salt or ester of nitrous acid (HNO2) …
124nitrogen — n. [Gr. nitron, native soda; gennaein, to produce] A colorless, odorless gas that constitutes about four fifths of the atmosphere …
125nitrogenous — adj. [Gr. nitron, native soda; gennaein, to produce] Pertaining to, or containing nitrogen …
126natron — /nay tron, treuhn/, n. a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O. [1675 85; < F < Sp < Ar natrun, var. of nitrun < Gk nítron NITER; cf. also Egyptian ntry, Heb nether] * * * …
127niter — /nuy teuhr/, n. 1. See potassium nitrate. 2. See sodium nitrate. Also, esp. Brit., nitre. [1375 1425; late ME nitre < L nitrum < Gk nítron NATRON] * * * …
128nitro- — a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the nitro group is present: nitroglycerin. Also, esp. before a vowel, nitr . [comb. form of Gk nítron. See NITER] * * * …
