nitrohydrochloric acid

[nahy-truh-hahy-druh-klawr-ik, -klohr-, nahy-]

noun Chemistry.

aqua regia.

Origin of nitrohydrochloric acid

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

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British Dictionary definitions for nitrohydrochloric acid

nitrohydrochloric acid

noun

another name for aqua regia

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