kezzap

Meaning

nitric acid

Concepts

nitricacid

Synonyms

zaçyağı

nitrik asit

yakıcı madde

Translations

vitriol

eau-forte

esprit-de-sel

huile de vitriol

caustica

Kaustik

causticus

acide sulfurique

corrosif

Etymology

From Persian تیزاب (têzâb, “nitric acid”) (literally, “sharp/strong water”). Compare Latin aqua fortis with the same literal meaning.
The initial “k” is possibly a contamination from Arabic كَذَّاب (kaḏḏāb, “liar”).