NITRIC ACID


Meaning of NITRIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnī-trik- ]

noun

Etymology: French nitrique, from nitre niter, from Middle French

Date: 1788

: a corrosive liquid inorganic acid HNO 3 used especially as an oxidizing agent, in nitrations, and in making organic compounds (as fertilizers, explosives, and dyes)

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