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NISIPRIUS, n. In law, a writ which lies in cases where the jury being impaneled ...
NIT, n. The egg of a louse or other small insect.
NI'TENCY, n. [L. to shine.] 1. Brightness; luster. [Little used.] 2. [L. to stri...
NI'TER, n. [In Hebrew, the verb under which this word appears signifies to sprin...
NITH'ING, n. A coward; a dastard; a poltroon. [See Niding .]
NIT'ID, a. 1. Bright; lustrous; shining. 2. Gay; spruce; fine; applied to person...
NI'TRATE, n. A salt formed by the union of the nitric acid with a base; as nitra...
NI'TRATED, a. Combined with niter.
NI'TRIC, a. Impregnated with niter. Nitric acid is the acid saturated with oxyge...
NITRIFICATION, n. The process of forming niter.
NITRIFY, v.t. [L.] To form into niter.
NI'TRITE, n. A salt formed by the combination of the nitrous acid with a base.
NITRO-MURIAT'IC, a. Partaking of niter and muria or sea-salt. The nitro-muriatic...
NI'TROGEN, n. [Gr. to produce.] The element of niter; that which produces niter;...
NITROG'ENOUS, a. Pertaining to nitrogen; producing niter.
NITROLEU'CIC, a. Designating an acid obtained from leucine acted on by niter.