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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
also, designating the nitro
hydrochloric, nitro
calcite; group or radical
, as NO2
, or its compoundsnitro
benzene (C6H5.NO2
). Nitro group
, the radical
NO2
; – called also nitroxyl
.