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white fuming nitric acid

white fuming nitric acid noun: a substance very close to anhydrous nitric acid, sometimes specified as having a maximum of 2% water and a maximum of 0.5% dissolved nitrogen dioxide.

Noun

white fuming nitric acid (uncountable)

  1. A substance very close to anhydrous nitric acid, sometimes specified as having a maximum of 2% water and a maximum of 0.5% dissolved nitrogen dioxide.
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Questions about white fuming nitric acid

What does white fuming nitric acid mean?
White fuming nitric acid means a substance very close to anhydrous nitric acid, sometimes specified as having a maximum of 2% water and a maximum of 0.5% dissolved nitrogen dioxide.
What part of speech is white fuming nitric acid?
White fuming nitric acid is a noun.

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