nitroso

[ nahy-troh-soh ]

adjectiveChemistry.

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

Origin of nitroso

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

Words Nearby nitroso

Other definitions for nitroso- (2 of 2)

nitroso-

a combining form of the nitroso group: nitrosobenzene.

Origin of nitroso-

Combining form of Latin nitrōsus full of natron, equivalent to nitr(um) native soda, natron (<Greek nítron soda) + -ōsus-ose¹; see -o-

Also especially before a vowel, nitros-.

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British Dictionary definitions for nitroso

nitroso

/ (naɪˈtrəʊsəʊ) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group O:N-: a nitroso compound

Origin of nitroso

C19: from Latin nitrōsus full of natron; see nitre

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