nitrous

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Nitrous oxide. informal,uncountable
  2. The system in some racing vehicles which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance. informal,uncountable
    — When a shot this big is being run, it will also be necessary to pull 6-10 degrees of timing out when the nitrous is being run.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having the properties of nitre, bitter. historical,not-comparable
    — Whate'er the wintry Frost Nitrous prepar'd; the various-blossom'd Spring Put in white Promise forth; and Summer-Suns Concocted strong, rush boundless now to View […].
  2. Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species. not-comparable
    — In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.
  3. Of or relating to nitrous acid or its derivatives. not-comparable
  4. Having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric acid. not-comparable

词汇关系

衍生词
hyponitrous nitrous air

词源

词源 1
From Middle French nitreux, and its source, Latin nitrōsus (“nitrose”). Doublet of nitroso. By surface analysis, nitro- + -ous.
词源 2
From Middle French nitreux, and its source, Latin nitrōsus (“nitrose”). Doublet of nitroso. By surface analysis, nitro- + -ous.
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