Hyponitrous \Hy`po*ni"trous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + nitrous.]
(Chem.)
Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence
than in nitrous compounds.
Hyponitrous acid (Chem.), an unstable nitrogen acid, NOH,
whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates,
although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state
except as a solution in water; -- called also nitrosylic
acid.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |