azotic

[ uh-zot-ik, ey-zot- ]

/ əˈzɒt ɪk, eɪˈzɒt- /

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adjective

of or relating to azote; nitric.

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Origin of azotic

First recorded in 1785–95; azote + -ic

Words nearby azotic

Azorín, azotaemia, azote, azotemia, azoth, azotic, azotize, azotobacter, azoturia, Azov, Azrael

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How to use azotic in a sentence

Forbid azotic acid to boil at the freezing temperature, and command water to boil at zero.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
Cyrus Harding then took two slips of zinc, one of which was plunged into azotic acid, the other into a solution of potash.
Abandoned|Jules Verne
This taste is caused by the azotic acid formed from the oxygen and azote of the atmosphere.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455|Various
This was ascribed to the union of the azotic part of the atmosphere with the effused pus in Sect.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

The other faces of the cube or cylinder of copper used are coated, and the copper placed in a bath of azotic acid.
Book Repair and Restoration|Mitchell Buck

British Dictionary definitions for azotic

azotic

/ (eɪˈzɒtɪk) /

adjective

of, containing, or concerned with nitrogen

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