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硝酸

xiāosuān
noun #34,796

Meanings

  1. 1 nitric acid

Examples

硝酸是一种强酸。
Xiāosuān shì yī zhǒng qiángsuān.
Nitric acid is a strong acid.
实验室里要小心使用硝酸。
Shíyànshì lǐ yào xiǎoxīn shǐyòng xiāosuān.
Be careful when using nitric acid in the lab.

Tips

memory
硝 (xiāo) appears in 硝石 (saltpeter, KNO3) — the historical mineral source of nitric acid. 酸 (suān) means 'acid' or 'sour', so 硝酸 reads literally as 'saltpeter acid'.

Stroke Order

硝 xiāo
酸 suān