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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A univalent radical consisting of an atom of nitrogen combined with one of oxygen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The radical -NO, called also the nitroso group. The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds. Used also adjectively.

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  • noun inorganic chemistry The univalent radical -NO

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