nitric acid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nitric acid	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nitric acid n acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels Synonym(s): nitric acid, aqua fortis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid. {Nitric acid}, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer. {Nitric anhydride}, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen ({N2O5}), called {nitric pentoxide}, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid. {Nitric oxide}, a colorless poisous gas ({NO}) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.