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nitric acid
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nitric acid

Fuming acid obtained by the oxidation of ammonia or the action of sulphuric acid on potassium nitrate. It is a highly corrosive acid, dissolving most metals, and a strong oxidizing agent. It is used in the nitration and esterification of organic substances, and in the making of sulphuric acid, nitrates, explosives, plastics, and dyes.
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Byline: Mary Evans SBERIT neitar, Indian brandi, tenti riwbob, asiffeta, neu i fod yn gywir Spirit of Nitre, Indian Brandee, Tincture of Rhubarb, ac asaphoeteda.
LLYTHYRAU: Dim iws danc i'r cwt mochyn by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Dau arall yn y cyfnod yma oedd India Brandy a spirit of nitre (roedd yn rhaid bod yn fwy gofalus gyda hwn, roedd yn fwy peryg i'w gymeryd).
Letter: Meddyginiaethau by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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