nitrous acid

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nitrous acid /ni·trous ac·id/ (ni´trus) a weak acid, HNO2, existing only in aqueous solution.

nitrous acid

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

nitrous acid (HNO₂),

a weak acid and clinical laboratory reagent formed by the action of strong acids on inorganic nitrites. An aqueous solution of nitrous acid gradually decomposes into nitric oxide and nitric acid.

nitrous acid,

HNO₂, a standard chemical reagent used in biologic and clinical laboratories.

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