NI'TROUS, adjective Pertaining to niter; partaking of the qualities of niter, or resembling it. nitrous acid is one of the compounds formed of nitrogen and oxygen, in which the oxygen is in a lower proportion than that in which the same elements form nitric acid.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.