nitreousadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtriəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitre n., -eous suffix.

Etymology: < nitre n. + -eous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin nitreus made of natron (5th cent.).

Chemistry. Now historical.

Consisting of, containing, or of the nature of nitre.

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nitrose?a1425

nitreous1667

nitry1716

salinitrous1731

nitral1743

nitrine1778

azotic1791

azotized1819

azotous1854

1667 R. Hooke in Trans. Royal Soc. 1 539 A kind of nitreous quality which being spent made the air unfit for respiration.

1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 464 Salt springs, that are impregnated with nitreous particles.

1971 Hist. Jrnl. 14 714 The distinction between upper air and middle air is crucial to Paracelsian science. There the claim is made of emanation from stars, some of which are composed of sulphur, others being nitreous.

1982 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 43 425 ‘Philosophers’ had come to accept the theory that the earth beneath its surface consisted of great ‘cavernous hollows’ in which massive collections of ‘nitreous and sulphureous particles’ intermingled and expanded or contracted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nitreous
释义	nitreousadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtrɪəs/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtriəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitre n., -eous suffix. Etymology: < nitre n. + -eous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin nitreus made of natron (5th cent.). Chemistry. Now historical. Consisting of, containing, or of the nature of nitre. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > nitrogen > [adjective] nitrose?a1425 nitreous1667 nitry1716 salinitrous1731 nitral1743 nitrine1778 azotic1791 azotized1819 azotous1854 1667 R. Hooke in Trans. Royal Soc. 1 539 A kind of nitreous quality which being spent made the air unfit for respiration. 1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 464 Salt springs, that are impregnated with nitreous particles. 1971 Hist. Jrnl. 14 714 The distinction between upper air and middle air is crucial to Paracelsian science. There the claim is made of emanation from stars, some of which are composed of sulphur, others being nitreous. 1982 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 43 425 ‘Philosophers’ had come to accept the theory that the earth beneath its surface consisted of great ‘cavernous hollows’ in which massive collections of ‘nitreous and sulphureous particles’ intermingled and expanded or contracted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1667
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