nitric acid

noun
🔊/ˌnaɪtrɪk ˈæsɪd/
🔊/ˌnaɪtrɪk ˈæsɪd/
[uncountable] (chemistry化学)
(symbol HNO3)
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  1. a powerful clear substance that can destroy most substances and is used to make explosives and other chemical products硝酸
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French acide nitrique.