nitroparaffin

[ nahy-truh-par-uh-fin ]

/ ˌnaɪ trəˈpær ə fɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any of a class of compounds derived from the methane series in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by a nitro group.

Nearby words

nitrolic,
nitromannitol,
nitromersol,
nitrometer,
nitromethane,
nitrophenol,
nitrophilous,
nitroprusside test,
nitrosamine,
nitroso

Origin of nitroparaffin

First recorded in 1890–95; nitro- + paraffin

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British Dictionary definitions for nitroparaffin

nitroparaffin

/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊˈpærəfɪn) /

noun

any of a class of colourless toxic compounds with the general formula C n H 2n+1 NO 2

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