English Dictionary

Studying English?

Watch tv shows, play games, become fluent in English with Yabla ... Try Free For 15 Days Learn More
Watch example usage of "nitric acid"
Print (save as pdf)
nitric acid
WIKTIONARY
nitric acid
Noun
  • A transparent, colourless 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. inorganic chemistry