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Where does “nitro-” come from?

nitro- (English) comes from Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον.

nitro- (English): nitrate, nitrogen; containing the nitro...

Definitions

  1. nitrate, nitrogen; containing the nitro...

Ancestry of “nitro-”, step by step

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1Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον—

Words derived from “nitro-”

  • nitrocellulose
  • Nitro
  • nitroglycerine
  • nitrobenzene
  • nitrofurantoin
  • nitrophenol
  • nitrophenyl
  • trinitrotoluene
  • nitromethane
  • nitrotyrosine
  • nitrometer
  • nitroxyl
  • nitrotoluene
  • nitroimidazole
  • nitrobenzoic
  • nitroaniline
  • nitroaromatic
  • nitroreductase
  • nitrohydrochloric
  • nitrofuran
  • nitrofurazone
  • denitrify
  • nitrobenzol
  • nitropropane
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