"nitro-" meaning in English

See nitro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nitro-.wav
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|νίτρον}} Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron) 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 undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 86 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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