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nitrian

nitrian adjective: containing nitrogen (especially when this replaces another element).

Adjective (1)

nitrian (not comparable)

  1. Containing nitrogen (especially when this replaces another element)

Adjective (2) capitalized: Nitrian

Nitrian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Wadi El-Natrun or the Nitrian Desert.

Origin of nitrian

From nitrogen + -ian.

Questions about nitrian

What does nitrian mean?
Nitrian means containing nitrogen (especially when this replaces another element).
What part of speech is nitrian?
Nitrian is an adjective.

Words near nitrian in the dictionary

  1. nitrenoid
  2. nitrenoids
  3. nitreous
  4. nitrergic
  5. nitres
  6. nitrian
  7. nitriaries
  8. nitriary
  9. nitric
  10. nitric acid
  11. nitric oxide

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