HyperDic: nitric_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression nitric acid:
NOUNsubstancenitric acid, aqua fortisacid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
English > nitric acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningacid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels.
Synonymaqua fortis
BroaderacidAny of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
Spanishácido nítrico, aguafuerte
Catalanàcid nítric, aiguafort
Verbsnitratetreat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
nitrifyconvert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria

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