nitric acid
nitric acid
Definition
nitric acid
noun
a colorless, fuming acid, HNO, that is highly corrosive: prepared by the action of sulfuric acid on nitrates and by the oxidation of ammonia
nitric acid
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- produce: Further it will eventually breakdown to produce nitric acid and hence give rise to acid rain which harms the environment.
Adjective modifier
- concentrated: Reprocessing involves the dissolution of the spent fuel in boiling concentrated nitric acid and subsequent physico-chemical separations of uranium and plutonium.
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