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nitrophenol

nitrophenol noun: any of several nitro derivatives of phenol that are used as parasiticides.

Noun

nitrophenol (plural nitrophenols)

  1. Any of several nitro derivatives of phenol that are used as parasiticides

Forms of nitrophenol

pluralnitrophenols

Origin of nitrophenol

From nitro- + phenol.

Questions about nitrophenol

What does nitrophenol mean?
Nitrophenol means any of several nitro derivatives of phenol that are used as parasiticides.
What part of speech is nitrophenol?
Nitrophenol is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrophenol?
The plural of nitrophenol is nitrophenols.

Words near nitrophenol in the dictionary

  1. nitroperoxide
  2. nitroperoxides
  3. nitrophenanthrene
  4. nitrophenanthrenes
  5. nitrophenasic acid
  6. nitrophenol
  7. nitrophenolate
  8. nitrophenolates
  9. nitrophenols
  10. nitrophenoxy
  11. nitrophenoxys

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