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.

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 nitric dioxide or peroxide.

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Nitroso- \Ni*tro"so-\ (? or ?). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical NO, called the nitroso group, or its compounds.

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Nitrosyl \Ni*tro"syl\, n. [Nitroso- + -yl.]

(Chem.) the radical NO, called also the nitroso group. The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as, nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.

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No \No\, n.; pl. Noes.

1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.

2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

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No \No\, a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.]

Not any; not one; none.

Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee. --Gen. xiii. 8.

That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. --Byron.

Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. ``No man.'' ``Noon apothercary.'' --Chaucer.

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No \No\, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. [root] 193. See Aye, and cf. Nay, Not, Nice, Nefarious.]

Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.

We do no otherwise than we are willed. --Shak.

I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation. --Coleridge.

There is none righteous, no, not one. --Rom. iii. 10.

No! Nay, Heaven forbid. --Coleridge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)