metanitrophenol

[ met-uh-nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˌmɛt əˌnaɪ trəˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /

noun

See under nitrophenol(def 2).

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Origin of metanitrophenol

meta- + nitrophenol

Words nearby metanitrophenol

metanephric duct, metanephrine, metanephrogenic, metanephros, metanira, metanitrophenol, metanoia, metapelet, metaph., metaphase, metaphase plate

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.

Origin of nitrophenol

First recorded in 1850–55; nitro- + phenol
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