nitrolic

[ nahy-trol-ik ]
/ naɪˈtrɒl ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

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

Origin of nitrolic

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

Words nearby nitrolic

nitrogenous, nitrogenous wastes, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitrolic, nitromannitol, nitromersol, nitrometer, nitromethane, nitroparaffin