nitrobenˈzoic, a. Chem.
[nitro- a.]
nitrobenzoic acid, an acid produced by the action of nitric on benzoic acid.
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. 462 Fuming nitric acid converts the benzoic into nitrobenzoic acid. 1867 Bloxam Chem. 622 If [nitro-hippuric] acid be boiled with hydrochloric acid, it yields nitrobenzoic acid. |