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NITRIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:7697-37-2

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NITRIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: SOLVENT

Nitric Acid is the inorganic acid that conforms to the formula:

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NITRIC ACID

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name NITRIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7697-37-2

CAS 7697-37-2PubChem CID 944

Nitric Acid

Nitric acid is a nitrogen oxoacid of formula HNO3 in which the nitrogen atom is bonded to a hydroxy group and by equivalent bonds to the remaining two oxygen atoms. It has a role as a reagent and a protic solvent. It is a conjugate acid of a nitrate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: nitric acid

Molecular formula: HNO3
Molecular weight: 63.013 g/mol
Exact mass: 62.995642894 Da
XLogP3: 0.2
Topological polar surface area: 66.1 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Azotic acidAqua fortisSalpetersaeureNitalHNO3Acide nitriqueAcidum nitricumNitricum acidum

16 more reported names

Nitrous fumesNitryl hydroxideEngraver's acidSalpetersaureRFNAAcido nitricoAzotowy kwasKyselina dusicneSalpeterzuuroplossingenNitric acid, anhydrousacide azotiqueHONO2trioxonitric acidNitric acid (red fuming)411VRN1TV4hydroxidodioxidonitrogen

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:48107
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1352
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5029685
PubMed:19875347
PubMed:19515062
PubMed:19433192
PubMed:19078840
PubMed:18842383
PubMed:18761313
PubMed:18078433
PubMed:17507140
PubMed:17270091
PubMed:17006750
PubMed:16436523
PubMed:16312887

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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