nitrous acid

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nitrous acid

A weak inorganic acid, HNO₂, existing only in solution or in the form of its salts.

nitrous acid

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a weak monobasic acid known only in solution and in the form of nitrite salts. Formula: HNO₂ Systematic name dioxonitric(III) acid

nitrous acid

A weak inorganic acid existing only in solution or in the form of its salts. It can act either as an oxidizing agent or as a reducing agent. Chemical formula: HNO₂.

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nitrous acid - an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts

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

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