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trinitration

trinitration noun: any nitration reaction in which three nitro groups are introduced into a compound.

Noun

trinitration (plural trinitrations)

  1. Any nitration reaction in which three nitro groups are introduced into a compound.

Forms of trinitration

pluraltrinitrations

Origin of trinitration

From tri- + nitration.

Questions about trinitration

What does trinitration mean?
Trinitration means any nitration reaction in which three nitro groups are introduced into a compound.
What part of speech is trinitration?
Trinitration is a noun.
What is the plural of trinitration?
The plural of trinitration is trinitrations.

Words near trinitration in the dictionary

  1. trinitizes
  2. trinitizing
  3. trinitramide
  4. trinitrate
  5. trinitrates
  6. trinitration
  7. trinitrations
  8. trinitride
  9. trinitrides
  10. trinitrin
  11. trinitro

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