nitrolic acid

noun

ni·​tro·​lic acid

(ˈ)nī‧¦trōlik,

-rälik-

: any of a class of weak acids of the general formula RC(=NOH)NO₂, that are formed by the action of nitrous acid on primary nitroparaffins RCH₂NO₂ and that react with alkalies to give intensely red-colored solutions of their salts

aceto-nitrolic acid CH₃C(=NOH)NO₂

compare pseudonitrole

Word History

Etymology

nitr- + -ol + -ic

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