NITRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nitric mean? 

• NITRIC (adjective)
  The adjective NITRIC has 1 sense:

1. of or containing nitrogen

  Familiarity information: NITRIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NITRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or containing nitrogen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

azotic; nitric; nitrous

Context example:

nitric acid

Pertainym:

nitrogen (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)

Derivation:

nitre ((KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive)

 Context examples 

This protein is involved in the positive regulation of both protein folding and nitric oxide biosynthesis.

(Heat Shock Protein HSP 90-Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes guanylate cyclase soluble subunit beta-1 protein, plays a role in the biosynthesis of cyclic GMP and nitric oxide binding.

(GUCY1B3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in both protein folding and nitric oxide metabolism.

(HSP90AA1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes heat shock protein HSP 90-alpha, plays a role in both nitric oxide metabolism and protein folding.

(HSP90AA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes murine retrovirus integration site 1 homolog protein, plays a role in the regulation of both nitric oxide signaling and calcium release.

(MRVI1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes guanylate cyclase soluble subunit beta-2 protein, is involved in nitric oxide binding and cyclic GMP biosynthesis.

(GUCY1B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes guanylate cyclase soluble subunit alpha-3 protein, plays a role in both the biosynthesis of cyclic GMP and binding of nitric oxide.

(GUCY1A3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also involved in the regulation of endothelial nitric oxide levels.

(DHFR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of dietary nitroso-compounds that are salts of nitric acid (HNO3).

(Dietary Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

This gene plays a role in GTP metabolism and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction.

(GUCY1A2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)