| NOUN | substance | nitrous acid | an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts |
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| Meaning | An unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts. | |
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| Broader | acid | Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| Spanish | ácido nitroso | |
| Catalan | àcid nitrós | |
| Verbs | nitrify | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound |
| nitrify | convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria | |
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