Meaning of nitric acid | Babel Free
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
Nederlands
salpeterzuur
Polski
kwas azotowy
Português
ácido nítrico
Русский
азотная кислота
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.