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nitro |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nitro- \Ni"tro-\ 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. {Nitro group}, the radical {NO2}; -- called also {nitroxyl}. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Nitro, WV (city, FIPS 59068) Location: 38.41763 N, 81.83111 W Population (1990): 6851 (3065 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25143
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