nitrolic

[ nahy-trol-ik ]

/ naɪˈtrɒl ɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO2, whose salts form deep-red solutions.

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Origin of nitrolic

First recorded in 1890–95; nitr- + -ol¹ + -ic

Words nearby nitrolic

nitrogen tetroxide, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitro group, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitrolic, nitromannitol, nitromersol, nitrometer, nitromethane, nitroparaffin