Words starting with nitro
5 letter words starting with nitro
- nitro — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- nitro group — the univalent group –NO 2 .
6 letter words starting with nitro
7 letter words starting with nitro
- nitroso — (especially of organic compounds) containing the nitroso group; nitrosyl.
- nitrous — pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
8 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nitrolic — of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- nitroso- — of or containing nitrosyl
- nitrosyl — nitroso.
- nitroxyl — the chemical compound HNO
9 letter words starting with nitro
- nitronium — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent cation NO2+ derived from nitrogen dioxide.
10 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrofuran — A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.
- nitrogenic — Of, relating to, or containing nitrogen.
- nitrometer — an apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds in a substance or mixture.
11 letter words starting with nitro
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- nitrobenzol — Nitrobenzene.
- nitrobenzyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene.
- nitrocotton — cellulose nitrate.
- nitroethane — (organic compound) The aliphatic nitro compound CH3-CH2-NO2 that is used as a specialist solvent, and as a fuel additive.
12 letter words starting with nitro
- nitroaniline — (organic chemistry) Any nitro derivative of aniline.
- nitrobenzene — a pale yellow, toxic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , produced by nitrating benzene with nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of aniline.
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- nitrogenized — Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
- nitromannite — mannitol hexanitrate.
13 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrobacteria — Plural form of nitrobacterium.
- nitrogelatine — an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite
- nitrogenation — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- nitrogenizing — Present participle of nitrogenize.
- nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
14 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nitrofurantoin — an antimicrobial substance, C 8 H 6 N 4 O 5 , used for the treatment of urinary tract infections.
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
15 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrochloroform — chloropicrin.
- nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
16 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- nitrosylsulfuric acid — a clear, straw-colored, oily, corrosive liquid, HNO 5 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
17 letter words starting with nitro
- nitrohydrochloric — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric acid and hydrochloric acids.
- nitrohydrochloric acid — aqua regia.
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