Hyponitrous \Hy`po*ni"trous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + nitrous.]
   (Chem.)
   Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence
   than in nitrous compounds.
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   Hyponitrous acid (Chem.), 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.
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