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nitro
1[ nahy-troh ]
noun
nitro-
2- a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the nitro group is present:
nitroglycerin.
nitro-
1combining_form
- indicating that a chemical compound contains a nitro group, -NO 2
nitrobenzene
- indicating that a chemical compound is a nitrate ester
nitrocellulose
nitro
2/ ˈnaɪtrəʊ /
noun
- slang.short for nitroglycerine
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nitro1
from Greek nitron natron
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Example Sentences
It consisted merely in mixing nitro-glycerin with about an equal quantity of very finely divided earth.
From Project Gutenberg
The two manufactures, however, which seem to lead in the demand for glycerine are of nitro-glycerine and of oleomargarine.
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Nitro-glycerin was shaken with a strong aqueous solution of commercial K2S.
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The filtrate was clear, and the sulphur bore hammering without the slightest indication of nitro-glycerin.
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He was standing at the entrance of a cosy little funk-hole, his boots and tunic undone, sniffing the morning nitro-glycerine.
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