nitric acid

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

azotic acid

A.F.

spirit of niter

HNO3

Translations

حمض النتريك

Scheidewasser

νιτρικό οξύ

acide azotique

nitrik asit

ακουαφόρτε

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