nitric acid
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nitric acid
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A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO₃; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes.
Instantly a little vapour arose from it, as happens when one disturbs nitric acid, and this sight did not increase my hopes, already faint enough, of the efficacy of the treatment.
Similar: aqua fortis, strong water
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noun HNO3
| Español | ácido nítrico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 질산 jilsan, 초산 chosan |
| 日本語 | 硝酸 shōsan |
| 中文 | 硝酸 xiāosuān |
| Português | ácido nítrico |
| Français | acide nitrique, acide azotique |
| Deutsch | Salpetersäure |
| Italiano | acido nitrico |
| Ελληνικά | νιτρικό οξύ nitrikó oxý |
| Română | acid nitric, acid azotic |
| Русский | азо́тная кислота́ azótnaja kislotá |
| Tiếng Việt | axit nitric |
| العربية | حمض النتريك ḥamḍ an-nitrīk |
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title = {nitric acid},
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