nitric acid

1. Chem.: HNO3. Azotic acid. Aquafortis pre pared by heating equal parts of nitrate of potash and sulphuric acid. It is colorle as water, and of a specific gravity of 1.517. It consists of 54 parts of real acid, and 9 parts of water, and boils at 184°. It is very corrosive, staining the skin yellow, and when more dilute attacking many of the metals with great energy. 2. Pharm.: Used externally to destroy warts, hæmorrhoids, . Much diluted it has acted on phosphatic calculi in the bladder. nitric-anhydride, s . IMG:content-0068.png:[blocks in formation] ing nitrate of lead in a retort connected with a reChem.: NO2. Hypo nitric acid. Formed by heatceiver surrounded with a freezing mixture. ni-tri-cum, s. [Mod. Lat., from Lat. nitrum .] [NITER.] Chem.: A synonym of nitrogen. ni-tride, s. [Eng. nitrogen); -ide.] Chem.: A compound of nitrogen with phosphorus, boron, silicon, and the metals, e. g., boron nitride, BN.