nitros-

Variant of nitroso-

nitroso- definition

nitroso- (nī trō′sō, -sə)

of or containing nitrosyl nitrosamine
also, before a vowel, nitros-

Etymology: < L nitrosus, full of natron < nitrum: see niter

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