| NITERIE | • niterie n. (US) A nightclub or nightspot. • NITERIE n. (colloquial) a nightclub, also NITERY. |
| NITHERS | • nithers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nither. • nithers n. Plural of nither. • NITHER v. (dialect) to shiver. |
| NITHING | • nithing n. (Archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch. • nithing n. (Archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully. • nithing adj. (Archaic) Cowardly, dastardly. |
| NITINOL | • nitinol n. Alternative form of Nitinol. • Nitinol n. An alloy of nickel and titanium that has the ability to return to a predetermined shape when heated. • NITINOL n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. |
| NITPICK | • nitpick v. (Figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details. • nitpick v. (Archaic, literally) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair. • NITPICK v. to fuss over petty details. |
| NITRATE | • nitrate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid. • nitrate v. To treat, or react, with nitric acid or a nitrate. • NITRATE n. a salt or ester of nitric acid. |
| NITRIDE | • nitride n. (Chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3. • nitride v. (Transitive) To subject to the nitriding process. • NITRIDE n. a compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical, also NITRID. |
| NITRIDS | • nitrids n. Plural of nitrid. • NITRID n. a compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical, also NITRIDE. |
| NITRIFY | • nitrify v. (Transitive) To treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound. • nitrify v. (Transitive) To convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action… • nitrify v. (Intransitive) To become nitre. |
| NITRILE | • nitrile n. (Organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group -C≡N; they… • nitrile n. A type of synthetic rubber formed by the copolymerisation of acrylonitrile and butadiene. • NITRILE n. any organic cyanide compound in which an alkyl group is directly attached to the carbon of a cyanide group, also NITRIL. |
| NITRILS | • nitrils n. Plural of nitril. • NITRIL n. any organic cyanide compound in which an alkyl group is directly attached to the carbon of a cyanide group, also NITRILE. |
| NITRITE | • nitrite n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. • nitrite n. (Chemistry) The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-. • NITRITE n. a salt of nitrous acid. |
| NITROSO | • nitroso n. (Chemistry) The univalent radical and functional group -N=O. • NITROSO adj. containing nitrosyl. |
| NITROUS | • nitrous adj. (Now historical) Pertaining to or composed of nitre; having the properties of nitre, bitter. • nitrous adj. (Chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen… • nitrous adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to nitrous acid or its derivatives. |
| NITRYLS | • nitryls n. Plural of nitryl. • NITRYL n. the group NO2, usually called the nitro group, also NITROXYL. |
| NITTIER | • nittier adj. Comparative form of nitty: more nitty. • nittier adj. Comparative form of nittie: more nittie. • NITTY adj. full of nits. |
| NITWITS | • nitwits n. Plural of nitwit. • NITWIT n. a stupid person. |