azotic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of azotic
Example Sentences
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In the atmosphere it is united with caloric, in the state of oxygen gas, and this again is mixed with about two thirds of its weight of azotic gas.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
The only thing to be collected, therefore, was elder-pith, for as to the other substance necessary for the manufacture of pyroxyle, it was only fuming azotic acid.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
The other faces of the cube or cylinder of copper used are coated, and the copper placed in a bath of azotic acid.
From Book Repair and Restoration by Mitchell Buck
In default of fulminate, he could easily obtain a substance similar to guncotton, since he had azotic acid at his disposal.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
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 Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
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