[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nitric \ni"tric\, a. cf. f. nitrique. see niter. chem.
   of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically,
   designating any one of those compounds in which, as
   contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher
   valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.
   1913 webster

   nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by
      distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. it is powerfully
      corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a
      strong oxidizer.

   nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen
      n2o5, called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the
      anhydride of nitric acid.

   nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas no obtained by
      treating nitric acid with copper. on contact with the air
      or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the
      formation of nitrogen dioxide no2, also called nitric
      dioxide or nitric peroxide.
      1913 webster
see also:
niter nitrous nitric acid nitric anhydride n2o5 nitric pentoxide 
nitric oxide no no2 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nitric oxide
     n : a poisonous red-brown gas no

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Oxide >> O Words
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Nitric >> N Words
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Nitric Acid >> N Words
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Nitrous Oxide >> N Words
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Barium Oxide >> B Words
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Zinc Oxide >> Z Words
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Nitrogen Oxide >> N Words
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Calcium Oxide >> C Words
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Magnesium Oxide >> M Words
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