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nitrohydrochloric acid

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

noun Chemistry.

aqua regia.

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Nearby words

nitrogenize, nitrogenous, nitrogenous wastes, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitrolic, nitromannitol, nitromersol, nitrometer, nitromethane

Origin of nitrohydrochloric acid

First recorded in 1830–40; nitro- + hydrochloric acid
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British Dictionary definitions for nitrohydrochloric acid

nitrohydrochloric acid

/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk) /

noun

another name for aqua regia
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