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nitroreduction

nitroreduction noun: a reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group.

nitroreduction: a reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group
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Noun

nitroreduction (usually uncountable, plural nitroreductions)

  1. (usually) A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group

Forms of nitroreduction

pluralnitroreductions
alternative formnitro-reduction
alternative formnitro reduction

Origin of nitroreduction

From nitro- + reduction.

Questions about nitroreduction

What does nitroreduction mean?
Nitroreduction means a reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group.
What part of speech is nitroreduction?
Nitroreduction is a noun.
What is the plural of nitroreduction?
The plural of nitroreduction is nitroreductions.

Words near nitroreduction in the dictionary

  1. nitroquinols
  2. nitroquinoxaline
  3. nitroquinoxalines
  4. nitroreductase
  5. nitroreductases
  6. nitroreduction
  7. nitroreductions
  8. nitros
  9. nitrosaccharin
  10. nitrosaccharose
  11. nitrosalicylic acid

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