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nitro-compound
nitro-compound n.
Brit. 
/ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
, /ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈkɒmpaʊnd/U.S. /ˌnaɪtroʊˈkɑmˌpaʊnd/
(a) an organic compound containing a nitro group; (b) spec. an explosive mixture prepared using nitric acid (now rare)./ˌnaɪtroʊˈkɑmˌpaʊnd/ΘΚΠ
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nitric ether1796
nitro-compound1852
nitro-substitute1852
nitro-acid1857
nitro-substitution1863
nitrocellulose1868
pyrocellulose1901
1852 W. Gregory Handbk. Org. Chem. (ed. 3) 151 From it [sc. anisole] are obtained..three nitro-compounds, nitranisole, dinitranisole, and trinitranisole.
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 317 Gun-cotton is a nitro-compound in a solid form.
1890 Manufacturer & Builder July 154/2 This remarkable explosive substance [sc. nitro-glycerine]..is one of a group of explosive compounds known as nitro-compounds... This group embraces nitro-cellulose (gun cotton), nitro-mannite, nitro-dextrine, nitro-sugar and nitro-glycerine.
1892 Science 29 Apr. 245/2 The bloom of oils may be destroyed or masked by nitric acid, nitro-benzol, di-nitro-naphthalene, and some other nitro-compounds.
1962 P. J. Durrant & B. Durrant Introd. Adv. Inorg. Chem. xix. 679 The nitro compounds are made by the action of silver nitrite on the alkyl iodide.
1981 P. Sykes Guidebk. to Mechanism in Org. Chem. (ed. 5) x. 277 An interesting situation arises with aliphatic nitrocompounds, e.g. phenylnitromethane.
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