nitroso-

a combining form of the nitroso group: nitrosobenzene.
Also especially before a vowel, nitros-.

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-

Words nearby nitroso-

nitrophilous, nitroprusside test, nitrosamine, nitroso, nitroso group, nitroso-, nitrosobenzene, nitrosourea, nitrostarch, nitrosyl, nitrosylsulfuric

Medical definitions for nitroso-

nitroso-

pref.

Nitrosyl:nitrosobenzene.