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Definitions of nitric acid
Definition that contains nitric acid
  • nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  • nitrate treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
  • guncotton a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
  • nitrocellulose a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
  • nitrify convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
  • uranyl nitrate a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid
  • nitrocotton a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
  • nitrogen oxide any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
  • cellulose nitrate a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
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