Definitions For Nitrox

Noun

NITROX (uncountable) (metallurgy) An industrial process#noun, process for case hardening (imparting greater surface#noun, surface hardness to) metal object#noun, objects, involving nitrocarburize, nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation. (underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content#noun, content being lower than what is normally present#adjective, present in air#noun, air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.

Coordinate terms

mixture of nitrogen and oxygen heliair, heliox, trimix

Translations

Arabic: نيتروكس Chinese: : Mandarin: 高氧氣體, nitrogen, oxygen

Is Nitrox a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Nitrox is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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