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nitrosyl

/ˈnaɪtɹəsɪl/

nitrosyl noun: the univalent radical -NO (one nitrogen and one oxygen atom).

Noun

nitrosyl (plural nitrosyls)

  1. The univalent radical -NO (one nitrogen and one oxygen atom)

Forms of nitrosyl

pluralnitrosyls

Origin of nitrosyl

nitrose + -yl

Words formed from nitrosyl

Questions about nitrosyl

What does nitrosyl mean?
Nitrosyl means the univalent radical -NO (one nitrogen and one oxygen atom).
What part of speech is nitrosyl?
Nitrosyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce nitrosyl?
Nitrosyl is pronounced /ˈnaɪtɹəsɪl/.
What is the plural of nitrosyl?
The plural of nitrosyl is nitrosyls.

Words near nitrosyl in the dictionary

  1. nitrostarch
  2. nitrostarches
  3. nitrostyrene
  4. nitrostyrenes
  5. nitrosubstituted
  6. nitrosyl
  7. nitrosyl chloride
  8. nitrosylate
  9. nitrosylated
  10. nitrosylates
  11. nitrosylating

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