nitric acid
ni·tric acid
noun \ˈnī-trik-\Definition of NITRIC ACID
: a corrosive liquid inorganic acid HNO3 used especially as an oxidizing agent, in nitrations, and in making organic compounds (as fertilizers, explosives, and dyes)
See Origin of NITRIC ACID
French nitrique, from nitre niter, from Middle French
First Known Use: 1788
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