Complete Definition of "nitric acid"

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nitric acid
#chemistry A transparent, colourless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO<sub>3</sub>; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis
Related terms
nitrate
nitro-

Translations

Danish: salpetersyre
Dutch: salpeterzuur
Finnish: typpihappo
Italian: acido nitrico m
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Latvian: sl�pekļsk�be f
Swedish: salpetersyra c
Spanish: ácido nítrico m

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