fuming nitric acid
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a colorless, yellowish, or brownish fuming corrosive liquid, usually prepared from nitric acid by the addition of excess nitrogen dioxide: used in organic synthesis for nitration, and as an oxidizer in liquid propellants for rockets.
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1785–95
1785–95
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Fuming nitric acid acts more rapidly, but is disagreeable to handle.
The nitrate can be made insoluble in fuming nitric acid, and this technique has been used as a means of chemical separation.
Fuming nitric acid is another powerful cleaning agent, but is disagreeable to handle.
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