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nitric acid

DEFINITIONS OF: nitric acid

1

n acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels

Synonyms:
aqua fortis
Type of:
acid
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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