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Uncommonnitric acid
The correct spelling is nitric acid.
How to pronounce nitric acid
noun
Say it like: Nit-ric- as-id
The correct spelling is nitric acid. 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 an…
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noun
- 1.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.
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