NITROUS ACID

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Meaning:

An unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("nitrous acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Derivation:

nitrify (treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound)

nitrify (convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria)