What does nitrōsus mean in Latin?

nitrōsus, a adjective, means “full of various nitrogen-containing chemicals”.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

nitrōsus

nitrōsus (feminine nitrōsa, neuter nitrōsum)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nitrōsus	nitrōsa	nitrōsum
genitive	nitrōsī	nitrōsae	nitrōsī
dative	nitrōsō	nitrōsae	nitrōsō
accusative	nitrōsum	nitrōsam	nitrōsum
ablative	nitrōsō	nitrōsā	nitrōsō
vocative	nitrōse	nitrōsa	nitrōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nitrōsī	nitrōsae	nitrōsa
genitive	nitrōsōrum	nitrōsārum	nitrōsōrum
dative	nitrōsīs	nitrōsīs	nitrōsīs
accusative	nitrōsōs	nitrōsās	nitrōsa
ablative	nitrōsīs	nitrōsīs	nitrōsīs
vocative	nitrōsī	nitrōsae	nitrōsa

nĭtrōsus, a, um, adj. nitrum,

I. full of natron: aquae frigidae genus nitrosum, Vitr. 8, 3: lacus, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 107.

From nitrum (“various alkalis”) + -ōsus (“full of”), from Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron, “sodium carbonate, sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate”).

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