Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or containing nitrogen: The word "azotic" describes something that is of, relating to, or containing the chemical element nitrogen.
   • Pertaining to nitric acid: In a more specific chemical context, "azotic" can refer to substances or properties associated with nitric acid.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The laboratory analyzed the azotic compounds in the soil sample. (The laboratory analyzed the nitrogen-containing compounds in the soil sample.)
  • Early chemists referred to nitrogen as "azotic gas." (Early chemists referred to nitrogen as "azotic gas.")
  • The process involves an azotic reaction. (The process involves a reaction related to nitrogen.)

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Scientific Terminology: "Azotic" is an archaic or highly specialized term primarily found in historical scientific texts. In modern chemistry, "nitric" or "nitrogenous" are more commonly used.
  • Lavoisier's early work described the properties of azotic air. (Lavoisier's early work described the properties of nitrogen gas.)

Variants and Related Words

• Azote (n, archaic): An old name for the element nitrogen.
  • The term 'azote' is derived from Greek, meaning 'lifeless'.
• Nitric (adj): Of or containing nitrogen, especially in a high valency state, as in nitric acid.
  • Nitric acid is a strong corrosive acid.

Synonyms

• Nitric: Pertaining to or containing nitrogen (especially in the context of nitric acid).
• Nitrogenous: Containing nitrogen.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Azotic acid: An archaic name for nitric acid (HNO₃).
  • The old manuscript mentioned the preparation of azotic acid.

Adjective

1. of or containing nitrogen
   • nitric acid