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Meaning of nitric acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية حمض النتريك
Čeština kyselina dusičná
Deutsch Salpetersäure
Ελληνικά νιτρικό οξύ
Español ácido nítrico
Suomi typpihappo
Bahasa Indonesia asam nitrat
Italiano acido nitrico
日本語 硝酸
한국어 질산 초산
Nederlands salpeterzuur
Polski kwas azotowy
Português ácido nítrico
Svenska salpetersyra
Türkçe nitrik asit
Tiếng Việt axit 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.

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