metanitrophenol
[ met-uh-nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˌmɛt əˌnaɪ trəˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /
noun
See under nitrophenol(def 2).
Nearby words
metanephric duct, metanephrine, metanephrogenic, metanephros, metanira, metanitrophenol, metanoia, metapelet, metaph., metaphase, metaphase plate
Origin of metanitrophenol
Definition for metanitrophenol (2 of 2)
nitrophenol
[ nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˌnaɪ trəˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /
noun Chemistry.
any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
any of three water-soluble, crystalline isomers of such a derivative, having the formula C6H5NO3, occurring in yellow (ortho-nitrophenol), pale-yellow (meta-nitrophenol), and yellowish (para-nitrophenol) solids, used chiefly as intermediates in organic synthesis and as indicators.
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