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dithionitrobenzene

dithionitrobenzene noun: any of several isomers of the dinitro derivative of diphenyl disulfide.

Noun

dithionitrobenzene (uncountable)

  1. Any of several isomers of the dinitro derivative of diphenyl disulfide
    • Supernatant was diluted with 50 μl sodium phosphate buffer per 1 mg wet lens weight, and then 500 μl was added to 50 μg of dithionitrobenzene (DTNB; Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd.) and incubated for 30 min at room temperature.2015 July 31, Yosuke Nakazawa et al., “Hesperetin prevents selenite-induced cataract in rats”, in Molecular Vision, volume 21

Origin of dithionitrobenzene

From di- + thio- + nitro- + benzene.

Questions about dithionitrobenzene

What does dithionitrobenzene mean?
Dithionitrobenzene means any of several isomers of the dinitro derivative of diphenyl disulfide.
What part of speech is dithionitrobenzene?
Dithionitrobenzene is a noun.

Words near dithionitrobenzene in the dictionary

  1. dithionate
  2. dithionates
  3. dithionic acid
  4. dithionite
  5. dithionites
  6. dithionitrobenzene
  7. dithionitrobenzoic acid
  8. dithionitrobenzoic acids
  9. dithionous acid
  10. dithiooxamide
  11. dithiophosphate

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