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- prefix A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter.
- prefix (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain compounds of nitrogen or
of its acids ; also, designating the group or radical NO2, or its compounds, asnitro benzene (C6H5.NO2). - prefix the radical NO2; -- called also
nitroxyl .
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- prefix
nitrate ,nitrogen - prefix containing the
nitro functional group
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