Bible Dictionaries
Nitrous

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.

(2):

(a.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nitrous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nitrous.html. 1828.