"nitro-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|νίτρον}} Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), {{m|en|niter}} niter Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} nitro-, {{en-prefix}} nitro-
  1. nitrate, nitrogen Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Nitrogen Translations (nitrate, nitrogen): nitro- (Finnish), typpi- (Finnish), nítri- (Irish)
    Sense id: en-nitro--en-prefix-ABPztNcs Disambiguation of 'nitrate, nitrogen': 91 9
  2. containing the nitro functional group Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: nitr- [before-vowel] Related terms: nitrogen, nitron, nitroso-
    Sense id: en-nitro--en-prefix--6aKz7cA Disambiguation of Chemistry: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 86 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Derived forms: nitrazepam, nitrile, nitro, nitroanisol, nitrobenzamide, nitrobenzide, nitrobenzinic, nitrobutyric, nitrocaprylic, Nitrochalk, nitrocinnamic, nitro-compound, nitrocumene, nitrocymene, nitro-derivative, nitro-explosive, nitrofenac, nitrofrangulic, nitroglauberite, nitro-group, nitrohematate, nitrohematic, nitrohippuric, nitrohydrochloric acid, nitroleucate, nitroleucic, nitroleum, nitrolic acid, nitrolim, nitromagnesite, nitromannite, nitromeconic, nitromesidine, nitromesitylene, nitro-metal, nitromethane, nitrometric, nitromuriate, nitromuriatic acid, nitronaphthalase, nitronaphthalene, nitronaphthalese, nitronaphthalic, nitronaphthalin, nitronium, nitrophenesic, nitrophenid, nitrophenisic, nitropicric, nitroprusside, nitrosaccharate, nitrosaccharic, nitrosalicylic, nitrosamine, nitro-silk, nitrostrychnia, nitro-substitute, nitrosulfuric, nitrosulphuric, nitrosyl, nitrotoluol, nitrovaleric, nitrovitriolic, nitruret, nitryl

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