If there’s a chemical with a cooler name than “fuming nitric acid,” we can’t think of it. Nearly pure nitric acid is useful stuff, especially if you’re in the business of making rocket ...

Dig deeper The National Library of Medicine describes nitric acid as, "Nitric acid, other than red fuming appears as a pale yellow to reddish brown liquid with reddish brown vapors and a ...

If there’s a chemical with a cooler name than “fuming nitric acid,” we can’t think of it. Nearly pure nitric acid is useful stuff, especially if you’re in the business of making rocket ...

Firefighters had to evacuate the Science Building at Adelphi University in Garden City on Thursday after an accidental spill of nitric acid, causing five people to be checked for exposure to ...