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nitric of or containing nitrogen, esp in the pentavalent state How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now cotton, combined with cold nitric acid, become transformed into a substance eminently insoluble, combustible, and explosive. --"the mud of Paris is particularly stinking; it must contain a great deal of volatile and nitric salts. Then he ran to one of the cupboards in Valentine's room, which had been transformed into a medicine closet, and taking from its silver case a small bottle of nitric acid, dropped a little of it into the liquor, which immediately changed to a blood-red color. |
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