Ni`tra*nil"ic (?), a. [Nitro- + chloranil + -ic.] (Chem.) Of,
pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a
white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on
hydroquinone.
Ni*tran"i*line (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + aniline.] (Chem.) Any one of a
series of nitro derivatives of aniline. In general they are yellow
crystalline substances.
Ni"trate (?), n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.) A salt of nitric acid.
Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in
photography and as a cauterizing agent; - - called also lunar caustic.
Ni"tra*ted (?), a. 1. (Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with nitric
acid, or some of its compounds.