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Nitro

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nitro'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nitro.html. 1828.