nitro-

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See also: nitro, Nitro, and nitrò

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitrate, nitrogen
  2. containing the nitro functional group

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Czech

Pronunciation

Prefix

nitro-

  1. intra-

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Further reading

  • nitro- I in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
  • nitro- II in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English nitro-).

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Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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French

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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German

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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Italian

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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Norwegian Bokmål

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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Spanish

Prefix

nitro-

  1. nitro-

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Welsh

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Etymology

The root of nitrogen.

Prefix

nitro-

  1. (organic chemistry) nitro- (containing nitrogen)

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