Been reading some posts regarding etching.... I believe the term from the 
science of metallography is Nital...NOT Nitol. The "al" is the first part of 
"alcohol", just as the "Nit" is the first part of "Nitric". This incorrect 
terminology has been perpetuated for some time now.

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