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Webster 1913 Edition

nitro-

ni′tro-

p
ref.
1.
A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
niter
.
2.
(Chem.)
A combining form (used also adjectively) designating
certain compounds of nitrogen
or of its acids;
as
nitro
hydrochloric,
nitro
calcite;
also, designating the
group or radical
NO2
, or its compounds
, as
nitro
benzene (
C6H5.NO2
).
Nitro group
,
the radical
NO2
; – called also
nitroxyl
.

Definition 2024

nitro-

nitro-

See also: nitro, Nitro, and nitrò

English

Alternative forms

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitrate, nitrogen
  2. containing the nitro functional group

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

Czech

Prefix

nitro-

  1. intra-

Derived terms

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Finnish

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

French

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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German

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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Italian

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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Spanish

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek νίτρον ‎(nítron). See niter.

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