nitrohydrochloricadj.
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊˌhʌɪdrəˈklɒrɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌnaɪtroʊˌhaɪdrəˈklɔrɪk/ Chemistry. Now historical.
nitrohydrochloric acid n. = aqua regia n.
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nitro-muriatic acid1788
nitrohydrochloric acid1836
1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 605 Rhodium is insoluble in acids, but, when alloyed with copper or lead, the nitrohydrochloric acid dissolves it.
1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxiii. 205 Dissolving tin in cold nitro-hydrochloric acid.
1889 I. Remsen Inorg. Chem. xvi. 281 The product of the action of nitro-hydrochloric acid upon a metal is the corresponding chloride.
1929 Proc. Royal Soc. 104 446 To determine how far the treatment with acid had purified the sand, 60·016 grm. were heated in a large silica capsule for 20 minutes with concentrated nitrohydrochloric acid.
1965 Econ. Hist. Rev. 17 506 Other chemicals figured in a new scarlet dyeing process for wool..in which chloride of tin (tin dissolved in ‘aqua regia’ or nitrohydrochloric acid), modified the naturally crimson cochineal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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