Phrase guide

nitric acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aqua fortis, strong water

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aqua fortis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acid

History

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حمض النتريك (ḥamḍ an-nitrīk) — HNO3
  • Arabic: أزوتيك (azutīk) — HNO3
  • Arabic: متريول (matriyōl) — HNO3
  • Arabic: ميّة النار (mayyit in-nār) — HNO3
  • Iraqi Arabic: تيزاب (tīzāb) — HNO3
  • Armenian: ազոտական թթու (azotakan tʻtʻu) — HNO3
  • Azerbaijani: nitrat turşusu — HNO3
  • Catalan: àcid nítric — HNO3
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硝酸 (xiāosuān) — HNO3
  • Czech: kyselina dusičná — HNO3
  • Danish: salpetersyre — HNO3
  • Danish: hydrogennitrat — HNO3
  • Dutch: salpeterzuur — HNO3
  • Esperanto: nitracido — HNO3
  • Esperanto: nitrata acido — HNO3
  • Finnish: typpihappo — HNO3
  • French: acide nitrique — HNO3
  • French: acide azotique — HNO3
  • German: Salpetersäure — HNO3
  • Greek: νιτρικό οξύ (nitrikó oxý) — HNO3
  • Hungarian: salétromsav — HNO3
  • Indonesian: asam nitrat — HNO3
  • Irish: aigéad nítreach — HNO3
  • Italian: acido nitrico — HNO3
  • Japanese: 硝酸 (shōsan) — HNO3
  • Javanese: asem nitrat — HNO3
  • Khmer: ទឹកក្រាម (tɨk kraam) — HNO3
  • Korean: 질산 (jilsan) — HNO3
  • Korean: 초산 (chosan) — HNO3
  • Latvian: slāpekļskābe — HNO3
  • Māori: waikawa hauota — HNO3
  • Norwegian Bokmål: salpetersyre — HNO3
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: salpetersyre — HNO3
  • Persian: نیتریک اسید (nitrik asid) — HNO3
  • Persian: تیزآب (tiz-âb) — HNO3
  • Persian: جوهر شوره (jowhar-e šure) — HNO3
  • Polish: kwas azotowy — HNO3
  • Portuguese: ácido nítrico — HNO3
  • Romanian: acid nitric — HNO3
  • Romanian: acid azotic — HNO3
  • Russian: азо́тная кислота́ (azótnaja kislotá) — HNO3
  • Spanish: ácido nítrico — HNO3
  • Swedish: salpetersyra — HNO3
  • Tagalog: agwa-puwerte — HNO3
  • Thai: กรดไนตริก (gròt-nai-dtrìk) — HNO3
  • Turkish: kezzap suyu — HNO3
  • Turkish: nitrik asit — HNO3
  • Ottoman Turkish: كذاب صویی (kezzap suyu) — HNO3
  • Uzbek: nitrat kislotasi — HNO3
  • Vietnamese: axit nitric — HNO3
  • Welsh: asid nitrig — HNO3