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nitro

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) nitro (adjective)
  2. 2) nitro (noun)
  3. nitro musk (noun)
  4. nitro powder (noun)
  5. nitrophenol (noun)
  6. nitr- (combining form)

1ni·tro

adj \ˈnī-(ˌ)trō\

Definition of NITRO

: containing or being the monovalent group NO2 united through nitrogen

Origin of NITRO

nitr-
First Known Use: 1881

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