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nitrous acid
noun
: an unstable acid HNO2 known only in solution or in the form of its salts or esters
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In both the lab and in the truck, the reaction between nicotine and nitrous acid produced substantial amounts of three types of toxic compounds....
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2010
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First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Nitrous acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrous%20acid. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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nitrous acid
noun
: an unstable acid HNO2 known only in solution or in the form of its salts
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