different between nitrous vs niter

English

Adjective

nitrous

1. (chemistry) of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen, especially in which the valence of the nitrogen is lower than that of a corresponding nitric species
2. (chemistry) of, or relating to nitrous acid or its derivatives
3. (mycology, biology) having a sharp odor like ammonia or nitric acid

Translations

Noun

nitrous (uncountable)

1. (dentistry, automotive, informal) Nitrous oxide.
2. (automotive, informal) The system in some racing vehicles which pumps nitrous oxide into the engine to improve performance.
   • 2002, Mike Kojima, Honda/Acura Engine Performance: How to Modify D, B and H Series Honda/Acura Engines for Street and Drag Racing Performance, Penguin ?ISBN, page 111

     When a shot this big is being run, it will also be necessary to pull 6-10 degrees of timing out when the nitrous is being run.

   • 2004, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks, "O'Reilly Media, Inc." ?ISBN, page 320

     To simulate nitrous, we will use a very simple approach: apply a large force to the back of the car when the nitrous is on.

   • 2013, David Vizard, David Vizard's How to Super Tune and Modify Holley Carburetors, CarTech Inc ?ISBN, page 74

     When tested on a typical summer day, an engine with fuel fed by an annular discharge booster could be 10 hp less over a stepped dogleg booster, but 10 hp more when the nitrous is in operation.

Anagrams

• trusion, turions

English

Alternative forms

• nitre (Standard UK spelling)

Etymology

From Middle English niter, nitere, nitre, nytre, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“native soda, natron”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (nítron). Ultimately from Egyptian n?rj (“natron”). Doublet of natron. Compare also natrium, nitrogen.

Noun

niter (countable and uncountable, plural niters)

1. (obsolete) Native sodium carbonate; natron.
2. (US, inorganic chemistry) A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• niter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Niter”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “niter”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• -retin, -retin-, Inter, Terni, Tiner, inert, inter, inter-, nitre, riten., terin, trine

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???t?r]

Noun

niter n

1. genitive plural of nitro