nitro- Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ni"tro-

Definitions

1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter.
2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids, as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene.