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nitromethyl

nitromethyl noun: the univalent radical NO₂-CH₂- derived from nitromethane.

Noun

nitromethyl (plural nitromethyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical NO₂-CH₂- derived from nitromethane

Forms of nitromethyl

pluralnitromethyls

Origin of nitromethyl

From nitro- + methyl.

Questions about nitromethyl

What does nitromethyl mean?
Nitromethyl means the univalent radical NO₂-CH₂- derived from nitromethane.
What part of speech is nitromethyl?
Nitromethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of nitromethyl?
The plural of nitromethyl is nitromethyls.

Words near nitromethyl in the dictionary

  1. nitromersol
  2. nitrometer
  3. nitrometers
  4. nitromethane
  5. nitromethanes
  6. nitromethyl
  7. nitromethyls
  8. nitrometric
  9. nitrometry
  10. nitromuriatic
  11. nitromusk

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