nitrohydrochloric acid (ˌnaɪtrəʊˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another name for aqua regia | |
| 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). |