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nitrolic acid definition

ni·trolic acid (nī träl′ik)

any of a series of acids with the general formula RC(∶NOH)NO, formed by the action of nitrous acid on nitroparaffin

Etymology: nitr- + -ol + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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