nitric acid
Definitions
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; once called aqua fortis.
Equivalents
25 more languages
العربيةحمض النتريك
Catalààcid nítric
Češtinakyselina dusičná
Cymraegasid nitrig
Danskhydrogennitrat
فارسیتیزآب
Suomityppihappo
Gaeilgeaigéad nítreach
Bahasa Indonesiaasam nitrat
Italianoacido nitrico
日本語硝酸
Latinaaqua fortis
Latviešuslāpekļskābe
Nederlandssalpeterzuur
Polskikwas azotowy
Portuguêsácido nítrico
Русскийазотная кислота
Svenskasalpetersyra
Tagalogagwa-puwerte
Tiếng Việtaxit nitric
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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