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NITROUS ACID

\nˈa͡ɪtɹəs ˈasɪd], \nˈa‍ɪtɹəs ˈasɪd], \n_ˈaɪ_t_ɹ_ə_s ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\

Definitions of NITROUS ACID

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
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1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Nitrous acid (HNO2). A weak acid that exists only in solution. It can form water-soluble nitrites and stable esters. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An uncertain acid.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A monobasic acid, HNO2, known only in an unstable aqueous solution, prepared by dissolving nitrogen trioxid in water. Its salts are the nitrites.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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