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.

Origin of nitroparaffin

First recorded in 1890–95; nitro- + paraffin

Words nearby nitroparaffin

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

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