"dinitro-" meaning in English

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Prefix

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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitro English dinitro- From di- + nitro. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|di-|nitro|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitro English dinitro- [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "twice", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "twice", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwóh₁", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*dwi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δῐ-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "di-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "di-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nitro", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dinitro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dinitro-"> From di- + nitro. Head templates: {{en-prefix}} dinitro-
  1. (chemistry) containing two nitro groups (-NO₂) Tags: morpheme
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