azotic, a. Chem.
(əˈzɒtɪk)
[f. azote + -ic; cf. F. azotique.]
Of, pertaining to, or chemically compounded with, azote. † azotic air or azotic gas: nitrogen. † azotic acid: nitric acid. Also fig. deadening, dulling.
| 1791 Hamilton Berthollet's Dyeing I. i. i. iii. 55 No change of colour takes place in azotic gas. 1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. IV. 720 We steep their youth in ceaseless azotic confinement. 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 168 The presence of azotic products in the vegetable kingdom. 1868 Duncan Insect W. Introd. 12 A strong pungent odour analogous to that of azotic or nitric acid. |