Nordhausen sulfuric acid
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Nord·haus·en sul·fu·ric ac·id
sulfuric acid containing sulfurous acid gas in solution.
Synonym(s): fuming sulfuric acid
[named for a town in the state of Saxony in Germany where it was first prepared]
Nordhausen,
a town in Saxony where the acid was first prepared.Nordhausen sulfuric acid - contains sulfurous acid gas in solution. Synonym(s): fuming sulfuric acid