How to Use nitric acid in a Sentence

nitric acid

noun
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  • Authorities suspect the nitric acid was the source of the fire.
    — Washington Post, 2 June 2021
  • On April 9, Russian troops hit a nitric acid tank in the Luhansk region.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The two men conducted a test with nitric acid and satisfied themselves that the find was genuine.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The vessel was laden with chemicals such as nitric acid and carrying 350 metric tons of oil in its tanks.
    — Helen Regan and Carly Walsh, CNN, 15 June 2021
  • The fire has destroyed most of the ship’s cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals.
    — Bharatha Mallawarachi, ajc, 6 June 2021
  • Turkish pop singer Bergen, who grappled with a violent husband that hired someone to pour nitric acid on her face and later shot and killed her.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 29 July 2022
  • People who refused to get a vaccine resorted to exposing part of their skin to nitric acid.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Sri Lankan authorities suspect the fire was caused by a leak from the ship's containers, which were carrying 25 tons of nitric acid.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • The ship was holding hazardous chemicals such as nitric acid, sodium methoxide and methanol.
    — Washington Post, 22 June 2021
  • The Sri Lankan navy believes the blaze was caused by its chemical cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals, most of which were destroyed in the fire.
    — NBC News, 17 June 2021
  • The fire department said the cloud was caused by a reaction between nitric acid and moisture inside a container.
    — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2021
  • Inside the building, 75-gallon drums filled with nitric acid were burning, sending up thick, dark smoke, said Capt. Anthony Romero.
    — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
  • The crew noticed a leak in a container of nitric acid and asked to offload it at both the western Indian port of Hazira and the Qatari port of Hamad, but those requests were denied, the company said.
    — Washington Post, 2 June 2021
  • The two sides also swapped blame over who was responsible for blowing up a nitric acid tank at Sievierodonetsk's Azot chemical plant.
    — Grayson Quay, The Week, 2 June 2022
  • The fluid has a strong scent, resembling a mixture of nitric acid and ammonia, and causes a burning sensation if sprayed into the eyes.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The ship’s operators X-Press Feeders have said the fire destroyed most of the ship’s cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals.
    — Time, 3 June 2021
  • At his left foot is a large glass bottle of nitrogen dioxide in the process of combining with water vapor to form more nitric acid, according to the recipe supplied by Isaac Newton.
    — Discover Magazine, 6 July 2010
  • Haidai also said that Russia struck a nitric acid tank at a chemical plant, exposing residents to toxic fumes.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
  • After days of trying to fix the problem, Boeing rolled the spacecraft back into the factory and discovered that propellant seeping through a valve mixed with moisture in the air to create nitric acid.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
  • The researchers can make the surface by treating standard steel with electricity while submerging it in a nitric acid solution.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2017
  • After arriving to the scene, personnel determined that one of the leaking drums contained a mix of hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and chromium, DEEP said.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • It is made by combining ammonia gas with liquid nitric acid, which itself is made from ammonia.
    — Gabriel Da Silva, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Some of the nitrogen tetroxide appears to have permeated through Teflon seals and interacted with moisture on the other side to produce nitric acid, Mr. Vollmer said.
    — New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
  • A few days later, in another incident near a factory, villagers waded into a ditch coursing with nitric acid and rescued a dog that was trapped.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Aboard the ship were nearly 1,500 containers, dozens of which contained dangerous goods, including nitric acid, sodium methoxide and methanol.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • According to X-Press Feeders, 81 of them contained dangerous goods, including 25 metric tons of nitric acid.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • The synthetic substance is a combination of ammonia and nitric acid.
    — USA Today, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Because nitric acid is an irritant to the eyes and lungs, about 30 people were evacuated from nearby businesses as a precaution.
    — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2021
  • These pollutants react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids, which then mix with water before falling toward the ground.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The agency later identified the hazardous material as nitric acid.
    — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023

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