Meanings
nounnitric oxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrythe binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 一氧化氮
- 一氧化氮 (yīyǎnghuàdàn)binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Finnish typpioksidi
- typpioksidibinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
French monoxyde d’azote
- monoxyde d’azotebinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
German Stickoxid
- Stickoxidbinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Italian ossido di azoto
- ossido di azotobinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Japanese 一酸化窒素
- 一酸化窒素 (issanka-chisso)binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Portuguese óxido nítrico
- óxido nítricobinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Romanian oxid de azot
- oxid de azotbinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Spanish óxido nítrico
- óxido nítricobinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
Swedish kväveoxid
- kväveoxidbinary compound of nitrogen and oxygen
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APA
nitric oxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitric%20oxide
MLA
“nitric oxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitric%20oxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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