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nitroolefin

nitroolefin noun: any nitro derivative of an olefin.

Noun

nitroolefin (plural nitroolefins)

  1. Any nitro derivative of an olefin

Forms of nitroolefin

pluralnitroolefins

Origin of nitroolefin

From nitro + olefin.

Questions about nitroolefin

What does nitroolefin mean?
Nitroolefin means any nitro derivative of an olefin.
What part of speech is nitroolefin?
Nitroolefin is a noun.
What is the plural of nitroolefin?
The plural of nitroolefin is nitroolefins.

Words near nitroolefin in the dictionary

  1. nitronic acids
  2. nitronium
  3. nitroniums
  4. nitrooleate
  5. nitrooleates
  6. nitroolefin
  7. nitroolefins
  8. nitrooleic
  9. nitrooxidative
  10. nitroparaffin
  11. nitroparaffins

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