nitric
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nitric
- /ˈnaɪtɹɪk/
Where it comes from
From nitro- + -ic, compare French nitrique.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen. In the case of nitric acid, however, the employment of the aræometer introduces far greater errors than when it is used for sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and in most other cases, as the concentrated nitric acids as a rule always contain nitrogen tetroxide in solution, the quantity being seldom
noun
- Nitric acid.
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Talk about this word "nitric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nitric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nitric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nitric "nitric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nitric.
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@misc{nitric_2026,
title = {nitric},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitric},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
