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nitrous_acid

nitrous acid

English

Noun

nitrous acid ‎(uncountable)

(inorganic chemistry) A weak acid, HNO₂, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O

Translations

weak acid, HNO₂

Danish: salpetersyrling c
Esperanto: nitrita acido
Faroese: salpetursýrlingur m
German: salpetrige Säure (de) f
Irish: aigéad nítriúil m

Italian: acido nitroso (it) m
Japanese: 亜硝酸 ‎(あしょうさん, ashōsan)
Polish: kwas azotawy m
Swedish: salpetersyrlighet c

See also

nitric acid