Hyponitrous /(?)/
Hy·po·ni·trous
Hyponitrous
a.
- Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds. (Chem.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Hyponitrous acid
- an unstable nitrogen acid, NOH, whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates, although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state except as a solution in water; -- called also nitrosylic acid.