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 Ultimately I use latex gloves because I often use acetone which rapidly eats nitrile gloves.  The above thumb picture was caused by acetone weakening a glove and subsequently causing nitric acid exposure.
+===== Compatibility =====
+Always test materials for compatibility before assuming that it will play well with nitric acid, especially the fuming variety.  In general, oxidizers, organics, and bases react violently with concentrated nitric acid.  Some key materials:
+  * Alcohol: reacts strongly, even at 70%
+  * Acetone: less strong reaction than alcohol, but fuming will self heat leading to explosion
+  * Nitrile: eats through
+  * Latex: eats through
+  * PTFE: teflon's nearly invincible so mostly no reaction.  However, some reactions self heat enough to cause it to decompose.  Particularly can be an issue when decapsulating ICs as it produces HF which is not only toxic but also etches the dies