nitrohydrochloric acid

ni·tro·hy·dro·chlo·ric ac·id

[nahy-truh-hahy-druh-klawr-ik, -klohr-, nahy-]
noun Chemistry.

Origin:
1830–40; nitro- + hydrochloric acid

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nitrohydrochloric acid (ˌnaɪtrəʊˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for aqua regia

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nitrohydrochloric acid has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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