Nitric acid is a strong colourless acid containing nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen.
nitric acid in British English
noun
a colourless or yellowish fuming corrosive liquid usually used in aqueous solution. It is an oxidizing agent and a strong monobasic acid: important in the manufacture of fertilizers, explosives, and many other chemicals. Formula: HNO3
Former name: aqua fortis
nitric acid in American English
a colorless, fuming acid, HNO3, that is highly corrosive: prepared by the action of sulfuric acid on nitrates and by the oxidation of ammonia
Examples of 'nitric acid' in a sentence
nitric acid
My guess is they're sweating nitric acid in the US because Lister's been inside so long.
Kippax, Frank THE SCAR (2002)
He pushed himself up off the sofa and took an inch off the whisky in his glass and swallowed it as if it was nitric acid.