nitrohydrochloric acid

[nahy-truh-hahy-druh-klawr-ik, -klohr-, nahy-]

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 is always a great word to know.
So is alum. Does it mean:
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
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nitrohydrochloric acid (ˌnaɪtrəʊˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk)
 
n
another name for aqua regia

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