nitrohydrochloric acid

American

[nahy-truh-hahy-druh-klawr-ik, -klohr-, nahy-] / ˈnaɪ trəˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr ɪk, -ˈkloʊr-, ˌnaɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.

aqua regia.

nitrohydrochloric acid British

/ ˌnaɪtrəʊˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk /

noun

another name for aqua regia

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Etymology

Origin of nitrohydrochloric acid

First recorded in 1830–40; nitro- + hydrochloric acid

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One day last week, in the Elgin Watch factory in Elgin, ILL., a brand-new watch was dropped into a boiling bath of nitrohydrochloric acid.

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