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ni'tric ac'id

Chem.
a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water-soluble liquid, HNO₃, having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and fertilizers and in organic synthesis. Also called aqua fortis.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

nitric

nitric oxide

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