nitrolicadj.
/nʌɪˈtrɒlɪk/, U.S. /naɪˈtrɑlɪk/ Chemistry.
nitrolic acid n. any of a group of crystalline compounds of the general formula RC(NOH)NO2 (where R is an alkyl group), which dissolve in aqueous alkalis to form red solutions.
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Stygian water1638
mineral acid1700
vague acid1741
manganesic acid1789
caseic acid1810
botulinic acid1832
mechloic acid1836
dialuric acid1839
sericic acid1841
allanturic acid1842
allituric acid1846
ricinostearic acid1849
ricinolic acid1851
cellulic acid1859
digitalinic acid1861
carbonic acid1867
perboric acid1881
mechlorinic acid1890
nitrolic acid1892
perrhenic acid1929
rhenic acid1931
pertechnetic acid1962
1892 H. F. Morley & M. M. P. Muir Watts' Dict. Chem. (rev. ed.) III. 578/1 Nitrolic acids..are formed by the action of nitrous acid..on the sodium derivatives of primary nitro-paraffins.
1895 J. M. Thomson & A. G. Bloxam Bloxam's Chem. (ed. 8) 551 Nitrolic acids are colourless..; they are very unstable, being decomposed into nitrous oxide and a fatty acid.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 713/2 When heated with water and mineral acids, the nitrolic acids are completely decomposed, yielding fatty acids and nitrous oxide.
1967 I. L. Finar Org. Chem. (ed. 5) I. xiii. 334 Primary nitro-compounds form nitrolic acids; these are crystalline substances which dissolve in sodium hydroxide to give red solutions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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