nitroso

¹ American  

[nahy-troh-soh] / naɪˈtroʊ soʊ /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. (especially of organic compounds) containing the nitroso group; nitrosyl.

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nitroso- ² American  

especially before a vowel, nitros-.

1. a combining form of the nitroso group.

   nitrosobenzene.

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nitroso British  

/ naɪˈtrəʊsəʊ /

noun

1. (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group O:N-

   a nitroso compound

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Etymology

Origin of nitroso¹

First recorded in 1880–85; independent use of nitroso-

Origin of nitroso-²

Combining form of Latin nitrōsus full of natron, equivalent to nitr ( um ) native soda, natron (< Greek nítron soda) + -ōsus -ose ¹; -o-

Example Sentences

The principal chromophores are the azo, -N=N-, azoxy, =N2O, nitro, -NO2, nitroso, -NO, and carbonyl, =CO, groups.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The mixture is now placed in a hood and the nitroso dimethylaniline added all at once, or as rapidly as possible.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant