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Nitroform
Ni′tro-form
,Noun.
[
Nitro-
+ form
yl.] (Chem.)
A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance,
CH.(NO2)3
, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties. Definition 2024
nitroform
nitroform
English
Noun
nitroform (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The explosive nitro compound CH(NO2)3, analagous to chloroform; trinitromethane