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hexanitro

hexanitro noun: six nitro groups in a compound.

Noun

hexanitro (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Six nitro groups in a compound
  2. (in-compounds) Six nitro groups in a coordination compound

Origin of hexanitro

From hexa- + nitro.

Words formed from hexanitro

  • hexanitrobenzene
  • hexanitrobiphenyl
  • hexanitrocerate
  • hexanitrocobaltate
  • hexanitrodiphenyl
  • hexanitrodiphenylamide
  • hexanitroethane

Questions about hexanitro

What does hexanitro mean?
Hexanitro means six nitro groups in a compound.
What part of speech is hexanitro?
Hexanitro is a noun.

Words near hexanitro in the dictionary

  1. hexanickel
  2. hexanitrate
  3. hexanitrates
  4. hexanitride
  5. hexanitrides
  6. hexanitro
  7. hexanitrobenzene
  8. hexanitrodiphenylamine
  9. hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
  10. hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione
  11. hexanitromannitol

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