nitric acid
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~ acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
nitride
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~ a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
nitrification
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~ the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
nitrification
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~ the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
nitril
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~ any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
nitrile
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~ any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
nitrite bacterium
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~ any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
nitrite
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~ the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
Nitrobacter
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~ rod-shaped soil bacteria
nitrobacteria
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~ soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
Nitrobacteriaceae
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~ usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
nitrobacterium
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~ any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
nitrobenzene
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~ a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline
nitrocalcite
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~ the mineral form of calcium nitrate
nitrocellulose
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~ a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrochloroform
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~ a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
nitrochloromethane
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~ gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
nitrocotton
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~ a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
nitrofuran
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~ derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth