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Nitromethane definition

nītrō-mĕthān
A colorless, oily liquid, CH3 NO2 , used in making dyes and resins, in organic synthesis, as a fuel in racecar engines, and as a rocket propellant.
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A colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft.
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(chemistry) The simplest nitroparaffin, CH3NO2
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Singular:
nitromethane
Plural:
nitromethanes

Nitromethane Sentence Examples

  • This acid with silver nitrite gave nitroacetic acid, which readily gave the second nitromethane, CH a (NO 2) b H c H d, identical with the first nitromethane.

  • This acid gives with silver nitrite the corresponding nitromalonic acid, which readily yielded the third nitromethane, CHaHb(N02),Hd, also identical with the first.

  • When methyl iodide is used, nitromethane is the sole product, but the higher homologues give more or less of the isomeric nitrous esters.

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