- nitric (adj.)
[nitric 词源字典]
- 1794, originally in reference to acid obtained initially from distillation of saltpeter; see nitre + -ic. Perhaps immediately from French nitrique. Known as aqua fortis, later acid spirit of nitre, then nitric acid. (1787) under the system ordered by Lavoisier.[nitric etymology, nitric origin, 英语词源]