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fuming nitric acid — noun : concentrated nitric acid containing dissolved nitrogen oxides prepared as either a colorless to pale yellow or a red to brown corrosive poisonous liquid and used especially as a nitrating agent and as a powerful oxidizing agent (as in… … Useful english dictionary
fuming nitric acid — nitric acid containing dissolved oxides of nitrogen; it is a very strong oxidizing agent … Medical dictionary
Red fuming nitric acid — (RFNA) is a storable oxidizer used as a rocket propellant. It consists mainly of nitric acid (hydrogennitrogenoxygen3), also containing 13% dinitrogen tetroxide and 3% water. The color of the resulting red fuming nitric acid is due to the… … Wikipedia
White fuming nitric acid — (WFNA) is a storable liquid oxidizer used with kerosene and hydrazine rocket fuel. It consists of nearly pure nitric acid (hydrogennitrogenoxygen3). WFNA is commonly specified as containing no more than 2% water and less than 0.5% dissolved… … Wikipedia
red fuming nitric acid — red fuming nitric acid, a highly corrosive and unstable form of nitric acid used in combination with aniline in rocket fuels … Useful english dictionary
Nitric acid — Nitric acid … Wikipedia
Fuming sulphuric acid — Sulphuric Sul*phu ric, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nitric acid — n. a colorless, fuming acid, HNO3, that is highly corrosive: prepared by the action of sulfuric acid on nitrates and by the oxidation of ammonia … English World dictionary
nitric acid — Chem. a colorless or yellowish, fuming, suffocating, caustic, corrosive, water soluble liquid, HNO3, having powerful oxidizing properties, usually obtained from ammonia or from Chile saltpeter: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and… … Universalium
nitric acid — A strong acid oxidant and corrosive. fuming n. contains about 91% n.; used as a caustic. * * * nitric acid n a corrosive liquid inorganic acid HNO3 used esp. as an oxidizing agent, in nitrations, and in making organic compounds * * * a strong… … Medical dictionary
