different between azotous vs azotite

English

Etymology

azote +? -ous

Adjective

azotous (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Nitrous

   azotous acid

References

• azotous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “azotous”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume I (A–C), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.

English

Etymology

azote +? -ite

Noun

azotite (plural azotites)

1. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) nitrite

See also

• azotate

References

• azotite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “azotite”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume I (A–C), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.

French

Etymology

azote +? -ite

Noun

azotite m (plural azotites)

1. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) nitrite