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Where does “nitrosoguanidine” come from?

nitrosoguanidine (English) comes from English nitroso, from Latin nitrōsus.

nitrosoguanidine (English): An N-nitroso derivative of guanidine whose methyl...

Definitions

  1. An N-nitroso derivative of guanidine whose methyl...

Ancestry of “nitrosoguanidine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitrosoThe univalent radical and functional group -N=O
2Latinnitrōsus—
Every word from Latin nitrōsus →