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nitro definition

ni·tro (nī′trō)

adjective

  1. designating certain compounds containing nitrogen and produced by the action of nitric or nitrous acid
  2. designating the NO radical or compounds in which one or more NO radicals have replaced atoms of hydrogen

Etymology: < nitro-

noun

☆ Informal nitroglycerin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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