nitrous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
nitrous
adj.
of nitric acid
Nitrous oxide engine
A
nitrous oxide engine is an engine in which the oxygen required for burning the fuel stems from the decomposition of
nitrous oxide (N
2O) rather than air. The system increases the
internal combustion engine's power output by allowing fuel to be burned at a higher-than-normal rate, because of the higher
partial pressure of oxygen injected into the fuel mixture.
nitrous
Adjective
1. of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid"
(synonym) azotic, nitric
(pertainym) nitrogen, N, atomic number 7
Nitrous
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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