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nitroethane

nitroethane noun: the aliphatic nitro compound CH₃-CH₂-NO₂ that is used as a specialist solvent, and as a fuel additive.

Noun

nitroethane (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic nitro compound CH₃-CH₂-NO₂ that is used as a specialist solvent, and as a fuel additive

Origin of nitroethane

From nitro- + ethane.

Questions about nitroethane

What does nitroethane mean?
Nitroethane means the aliphatic nitro compound CH₃-CH₂-NO₂ that is used as a specialist solvent, and as a fuel additive.
What part of speech is nitroethane?
Nitroethane is a noun.

Words near nitroethane in the dictionary

  1. nitroderivatives
  2. nitrodiamantane
  3. nitrodiamantanes
  4. nitrodilator
  5. nitrodilators
  6. nitroethane
  7. nitroethylene
  8. nitroethylenes
  9. nitrofatty acid
  10. nitrofatty acids
  11. nitrofen

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