nitrox
An industrial process for case hardening metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing…An industrial process for case hardening (imparting greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)An industrial process for case hardening (imparting greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation.
(uncountable)A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.
Nitrox
нитроксnitroks, найтроксnajtroks
Translations
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Origin
Blend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen). Analyzable as nitro- + oxBlend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen). Analyzable as nitro- + ox
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable