azotic

American  

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

adjective

1. of or relating to azote; nitric.

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azotic British  

/ eɪˈzɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of, containing, or concerned with nitrogen

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Etymology

Origin of azotic

First recorded in 1785–95; azote + -ic

Example Sentences

Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

During this operation, a large quantity of oxygen gas, mixed with a small proportion of azotic gas, is disengaged.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

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

Simply to produce azotic acid; and that was easy, since saltpeter, attacked by sulphuric acid, gives azotic, or nitric, acid by distillation.

From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules

The azotic gas may be procured from atmospheric air, by absorbing the oxygen gas which is mixed with it by means of a solution of sulphuret of potash, or sulphuret of lime.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine