Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A term used only in the following phrase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids.
- adjective a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also
aqua regia , andnitromuriatic acid .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Of, pertaining to, or containing,
nitric acid andhydrochloric acids .
Etymologies
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nitro- + hydrochloric
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Examples
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Hence a course of tonics may be given (phosphate of iron 2 drams, nux vomica 20 grains, powdered gentian root 4 drams, daily) or 60 drops of sulphuric acid or nitrohydrochloric acid may be given daily in the drinking water.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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