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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any one of three compounds, H2NC6H4NO2. They are distinguished as ortho- or 1, 2, or meta- or 1, 3, and para- or 1, 4. They are formed by the action of nitric acid on acetanilide, are crystalline, and melt at 71° C. 114° C. and 147° C. respectively. Also called
nitro-anilines .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline; nitroaniline. In general they are yellow crystalline substances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry Any of a series of
nitro derivatives ofaniline .
Etymologies
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Blend of nitro and aniline
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