Definition of Nitro

1. Noun. (chemistry) the univalent NO2 functional group ¹

2. Noun. (informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication ¹

3. Adjective. (chemistry) containing the nitro group; such compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nitro

1. a nitrated product [n -TROS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitro

nitrilotriacetate monooxygenase
nitrilotriacetic
nitrilotriacetic acid
nitrilotriacetic acid monooxygenase
nitrils
nitrimine
nitrimines
nitrimuriatic acid
nitrite
nitrite bacterium
nitrite dehydrogenase
nitrite reductases
nitrites
nitritoid reaction
nitrituria
nitro (current term)
nitro-
nitro-hydrochloric
nitro-hydrochloric acid
nitro dye
nitro group
nitro sugar
nitroacetophenone reductase
nitroaldol
nitroalkane
nitroalkane oxidase
nitroalkanes
nitroalkene
nitroalkenes
nitroamide

Literary usage of Nitro

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The physical data were identical with that of the ac/-nitro tautomer ... Tautomerization of oci-nitro Compound with Lithium Acetate- Acetic Acid Buffer. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"Though this powder was made of such powerful explosives us nitro-glycerin and nitro-cellulose, and though the amount was so large that, had it been black ..."

3. A History of Chemistry from Earliest Times to the Present Day Being Also an by Ernst von Meyer (1906)
"Picric acid, which was so much earlier known than nitro-benzene, ... It may be taken for granted that nitro-derivatives of every aromatic compound are known ..."

4. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1875)
"It tically from three to four times its own weight of nitro-glycerine, and possesses the valuable advantage over other absorbent« of resisting a greater ..."

5. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Karl Schorlemmer (1879)
"The splendid purple colour which the nitro- ... a little sulphuretted hydrogen through the liquid and then adding a few drops of nitro-prusside solution. ..."

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