Nitric acid

Noun

Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

aqua fortis nitrous acid ammonium nitrate nitric hydrogen nitrate sodium nitrate white fuming nitric acid hyponitrous acid orthonitric acid peroxynitric acid nitric oxide peroxynitrous acid

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