nitro

See also nitro-, and nitrò

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: nī'trō, IPA: /ˈnaɪtrəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"naItr@U/
• Rhymes: -aɪtrəʊ

Noun

nitro (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) the univalent NO₂ functional group
2. (informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication

Adjective

nitro (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) containing the nitro group; such compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive

Derived terms

• nitro acid
• nitro blue tetrazolium chloride
• nitro powder

Related terms

• nitro-

Anagrams

• intro, trion

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Finnish

Noun

nitro

1. nitro (medical nitroglycerin)

Declension

Declension of nitro (type valo) singular plural nominative nitro nitrot genitive nitron nitrojen partitive nitroa nitroja accusative nitro nitron nitrot inessive nitrossa nitroissa elative nitrosta nitroista illative nitroon nitroihin adessive nitrolla nitroilla ablative nitrolta nitroilta allative nitrolle nitroille essive nitrona nitroina translative nitroksi nitroiksi instructive – nitroin abessive nitrotta nitroitta comitative – nitroineen

Anagrams

• torin, torni, trion

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Italian

Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)

1. nitre, saltpetre

nitro f (invariable)

1. nitroglycerine

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrare

Anagrams

• torni, tornì, trino, troni

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Latin

Noun

nitrō

1. dative singular of nitrum
2. ablative singular of nitrum