noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
nitric acid
A strong mineral acid, HNO₃. Used in chemistry, industry, and laboratory contexts.
Nitric acid is known as a strong oxidizing agent.
In experiments, careful handling of nitric acid is required.
We dissolved the metal sample in nitric acid.
The test piece was soaked in nitric acid for the experiment.
Nitric acid was added to speed up the reaction.
nitric acid series