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azotic

American  
[uh-zot-ik, ey-zot-] / əˈzɒt ɪk, eɪˈzɒt- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to azote; nitric.


azotic British  
/ eɪˈzɒtɪk /

adjective

  1. of, containing, or concerned with nitrogen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of azotic

First recorded in 1785–95; azote + -ic

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They contain a small quantity of carbonic acid gas, and also of azotic gas; some sulphate of soda, and muriate of soda; selenite, carbonate of lime; siliceous earth; and a portion of oxyd of iron.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

Now, Harding having sulphuric acid at his disposal, had already been easily able to produce azotic acid by attacking the saltpetre with which nature supplied him.

From Abandoned by Verne, Jules

But, after all, how was he going to employ this azotic acid?

From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules

Some contain azotic gas, which contributes to produce nitre.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus

This was ascribed to the union of the azotic part of the atmosphere with the effused pus in Sect.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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