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.
Equivalents
العربية
حمض النتريك
Català
àcid nítric
Čeština
kyselina dusičná
Cymraeg
asid nitrig
Dansk
hydrogennitrat
Deutsch
Salpetersäure
Español
ácido nítrico
فارسی
تیزآب
Suomi
typpihappo
Gaeilge
aigéad nítreach
Bahasa Indonesia
asam nitrat
Italiano
acido nitrico
日本語
硝酸
Latina
aqua fortis
Latviešu
slāpekļskābe
Nederlands
salpeterzuur
Polski
kwas azotowy
Português
ácido nítrico
Русский
азотная кислота
Svenska
salpetersyra
Tagalog
agwa-puwerte
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.
See also
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