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Nitrohydrochloric

Niˊtro-hyˊdro-chlo′ric

,
Adj.
[
Nitro-
+
hydrochloric
.]
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids.
Nitrohydrochloric acid
,
a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; – called also
aqua regia
, and
nitromuriatic acid
.

Definition 2024


nitrohydrochloric

nitrohydrochloric

See also: nitro-hydrochloric

English

Adjective

nitrohydrochloric (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric acid and hydrochloric acids.