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nitro- definition

nitro- (nī′trō, nī′trə)

  1. containing nitrogen compounds made by the action of nitric or nitrous acid and other substances nitrocellulose
  2. containing the NO radical nitrobenzene, nitroparaffin
  3. niter nitrobacteria

Etymology: see niter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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