Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NITRO-MURIATIC

a.Partaking of niter and muria or sea-salt. The nitro-muriatic acid is a combination or mixture of nitric and muriatic acid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NITRO-

NITRO- Ni "tro- (.

 

1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: 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. Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl.

 

NITRO-CHLOROFORM

Ni `tro-chlo "ro *form, n. Etym: [Nitro- + chloroform. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Same as Chlorpicrin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nitro-

nitro- ▶comb. form of or containing nitric acid, nitrates, or nitrogen: nitrogenous. • Chemistry containing a nitro group: nitromethane. ORIGIN from niter or nitrogen .

 

Oxford Dictionary

nitro-

nitro- |ˈnʌɪtrəʊ | ▶combining form of or containing nitric acid, nitrates, or nitrogen: nitrogenous. • Chemistry containing a nitro group: nitromethane.

 

Duden Dictionary

Nitro-

Ni t ro-, Ni tro- Präfix zu Nitrogen Bestimmungswort in Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung die Nitrogruppe enthaltend, betreffend z. B. Nitrobenzol, Nitrozellulose

 

Spanish Dictionary

nitro-

nitro- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de términos químicos para designar que existe cierta relación con el nitrógeno :nitrobenceno, nitroglicerina .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nitro-

ni tro- /náɪtroʊ /複合要素 窒素, 硝酸, ニトロの (!母音の前ではnitr -) ▸ nitro benzene 〘化 〙ニトロベンゼン .