nitric acid nitric • nitric bacteria · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · nitric acid · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels. Synonyms: nitric acid, aqua fortis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · aqua fortis · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074