Containing, resembling, or of the nature of nitre; bitter.

Consisting of, containing, or of the nature of nitre.

Containing nitre, nitrous; see nitre, n. 3.

Pertaining to or containing nitre.

Containing or charged with nitre (see nitre, n. 3).

Of the nature of nitre.

Of, pertaining to, or chemically compounded with, azote. †azotic airor gas: nitrogen. †azotic acid: nitric acid. Also figurative deadening, dulling.

nitrogenous, containing nitrogen.

nitrous.