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nitric oxide

nitric oxide noun: the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.

Noun

nitric oxide (uncountable)

  1. the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
    • In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157

nitric oxide meaning in Tamil

nitric oxide in Tamil

நைத்திரிக்கொட்சைட்டு

Questions about nitric oxide

What does nitric oxide mean?
Nitric oxide means the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
What is nitric oxide in Tamil?
Nitric oxide in Tamil is நைத்திரிக்கொட்சைட்டு. See Nitric oxide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nitric oxide?
Nitric oxide is a noun.

Words near nitric oxide in the dictionary

  1. nitrian
  2. nitriaries
  3. nitriary
  4. nitric
  5. nitric acid
  6. nitric oxide
  7. nitricum
  8. nitrid
  9. nitridated
  10. nitridation
  11. nitridations

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