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• Nitrous — is an often used abbreviation for the chemical compound nitrous oxide (N2O) also referred to as NOS. The term NOS is derived from the abbreviation of the company name Nitrous Oxide Systems (NOS), one of the pioneering companies in the development …   Wikipedia

• nitrous — adj. chem. азотистый; nitrous acid nitrous oxide …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nitrous — 1> хим. азотистый Ex: nitrous oxide веселящий газ, закись азота …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• nitrous — ˈnaɪtrəs прил.; хим. азотистый nitrous acid nitrous oxide (химическое) азотистый * oxide веселящий газ, закись азота nitrous хим. азотистый; nitrous acid азотистая кислота; nitrous oxide веселящий газ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• nitrous — adjective Etymology: New Latin nitrosus, from Latin, full of natron, from nitrum natron more at niter Date: 1601 archaic of, relating to, or containing niter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nitrous — /nuy treuhs/, adj. Chem. 1. pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds. 2. containing nitrogen, usually in the trivalent state. [1595 1605; < L nitrosus full of natron. See… …   Universalium

• nitrous — азотистый – nitrous acid – nitrous martensite …   Англо-русский технический словарь

• nitrous — Denoting a nitrogen compound containing one less atom of oxygen than the nitric compounds; one in which the nitrogen is present in its trivalent state …   Medical dictionary

• nitrous — 1) Химия: азотистый 2) Автомобильный термин: система закиси азота (также NOS) 3) Кино: закись азота …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь