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desnitro

desnitro adjective: from which a nitro group has been removed.

Adjective

desnitro (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) From which a nitro group has been removed
    • The odds of colony loss in the group of colonies (n = 37) in which the neonicotinoids acetamiprid, imidacloprid (or imidacloprid desnitro) or thiacloprid were present in one or more matrices (bee bread, honey and/or bees), were significantly higher (p = 0.014) compared with colonies (n = 49)...2015 July 9, “An Observational Study of Honey Bee Colony Winter Losses and Their Association with Varroa destructor, Neonicotinoids and Other Risk Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of desnitro

From des- + nitro.

Questions about desnitro

What does desnitro mean?
Desnitro means from which a nitro group has been removed.
What part of speech is desnitro?
Desnitro is an adjective.

Words near desnitro in the dictionary

  1. desmuslin
  2. desmutagen
  3. desmutagenic
  4. desmutagens
  5. Desna
  6. desnitro
  7. desnow
  8. desnowed
  9. desnowing
  10. desnows
  11. Desnoyers

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