nitro-
nitro- prefix: nitrate, nitrogen.
Prefix
nitro-
- nitrate, nitrogen
- containing the nitro functional group
Forms of nitro-
| alternative form | nitr- |
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Origin of nitro-
From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter.
Words formed from nitro-
- nitrazepam
- nitrile
- nitro
- nitroanisol
- nitrobenzamide
- nitrobenzide
- nitrobenzinic
- nitrobutyric
- nitrocaprylic
- Nitrochalk
- nitrocinnamic
- nitro-compound
- nitrocumene
- nitrocymene
- nitro-derivative
- nitro-explosive
- nitrofenac
- nitrofrangulic
- nitroglauberite
- nitro-group
- nitrohematate
- nitrohematic
- nitrohippuric
- nitrohydrochloric acid
- nitroleucate
- nitroleucic
- nitroleum
- nitrolic acid
- nitrolim
- nitromagnesite
- nitromannite
- nitromeconic
- nitromesidine
- nitromesitylene
- nitro-metal
- nitromethane
- nitrometric
- nitromuriate
- nitromuriatic acid
- nitronaphthalase
- nitronaphthalene
- nitronaphthalese
- nitronaphthalic
- nitronaphthalin
- nitronium
- nitrophenesic
- nitrophenid
- nitrophenisic
- nitropicric
- nitroprusside
- nitrosaccharate
- nitrosaccharic
- nitrosalicylic
- nitrosamine
- nitro-silk
- nitrostrychnia
- nitro-substitute
- nitrosulfuric
- nitrosulphuric
- nitrosyl
Questions about nitro-
- What does nitro- mean?
- Nitro- means nitrate, nitrogen.
- What part of speech is nitro-?
- Nitro- is a prefix.
Words near nitro- in the dictionary
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