nitrous acid

noun

A weak acid, HNO₂, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O

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Meanings

nounnitrous acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA weak acid, HNO₂, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O

Translations

Catalan àcid nitrós
  • àcid nitrósweak acid, HNO2
Chinese Mandarin 亞硝酸 /亚硝酸
  • 亞硝酸 /亚硝酸 (yàxiāosuān)weak acid, HNO2
Czech kyselina dusitá
  • kyselina dusitáweak acid, HNO2
Danish salpetersyrling
  • salpetersyrlingweak acid, HNO2
Esperanto nitrita acido
  • nitrita acidoweak acid, HNO2
Finnish typpihapoke
  • typpihapokeweak acid, HNO2
French acide nitreux
  • acide nitreuxweak acid, HNO2
German salpetrige Säure
  • salpetrige Säureweak acid, HNO2
Hungarian salétromossav
  • salétromossavweak acid, HNO2
Irish aigéad nítriúil
  • aigéad nítriúilweak acid, HNO2
Italian acido nitroso
  • acido nitrosoweak acid, HNO2
Japanese 亜硝酸
  • 亜硝酸 (ashōsan)weak acid, HNO2
Polish kwas azotawy
  • kwas azotawyweak acid, HNO2
Portuguese ácido nitroso
  • ácido nitrosoweak acid, HNO2
Romanian acid azotos
  • acid azotosweak acid, HNO2
Russian азо́тистая кислота́
  • азо́тистая кислота́ (azótistaja kislotá)weak acid, HNO2
Spanish ácido nitroso
  • ácido nitrosoweak acid, HNO2
Swedish salpetersyrlighet
  • salpetersyrlighetweak acid, HNO2
Cite this entry
APA

nitrous acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrous%20acid

MLA

“nitrous acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrous%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrous acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrous%20acid.

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