nitro group
noun Chemistry.
the univalent group –NO2.
Also called
nitro radical.
Origin of nitro group
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby nitro group
nitrite,
nitrituria,
nitro,
nitro compound,
nitro dye,
nitro group,
nitro-,
nitro-chalk,
nitrobacteria,
nitrobenzene,
nitroblue tetrazolium test
Example sentences from the Web for nitro group
The residue of nitric acid which replaces hydrogen in benzene is the nitro-group, and the compound is nitrobenzene.
Coal |Raphael Meldola