hyponitrousadj.
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In hyponitrous acid, an unstable acid, (HNO)2, obtained in combination as a potassium salt.
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hyponitrous acid1823
1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) I. viii. 313 Hypo-nitrous acid is, also, frequently generated, when nitrous and oxygen gases..are mingled together in eudiometrical processes.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 101 Nitric and hyponitrous acid transform picrotoxin to oxalic acid.
1894 H. E. Roscoe & C. Schorlemmer Treat. Chem. I. 505 Free hyponitrous acid has not been prepared, as when liberated from its salts, it very rapidly splits up into its anhydride (nitrous oxide) and water.
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