| NITROBENZENE | • nitrobenzene n. (Organic chemistry) A nitro derivative of benzene, C6H5NO2, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture… • NITROBENZENE n. a poisonous yellow oily liquid with an almond odor that is used esp. in chemical synthesis, as of aniline. |
| NITROCOTTONS | • NITROCOTTON n. guncotton, an explosive made from cotton soaked in nitric and sulphuric acids. |
| NITROGELATIN | • nitrogelatin n. An explosive consisting of guncotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin. • NITROGELATIN n. an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite, also NITROGELATINE. |
| NITROGENASES | • nitrogenases n. Plural of nitrogenase. • NITROGENASE n. an enzyme complex that catalyses nitrogen in the nitrogen fixation process. |
| NITROGENISED | • nitrogenised v. Simple past tense and past participle of nitrogenise. • NITROGENISE v. to combine or supply with nitrogen, also NITROGENIZE. |
| NITROGENISES | • nitrogenises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrogenise. • NITROGENISE v. to combine or supply with nitrogen, also NITROGENIZE. |
| NITROGENIZED | • nitrogenized adj. Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound. • nitrogenized v. Simple past tense and past participle of nitrogenize. • NITROGENIZE v. to combine or supply with nitrogen, also NITROGENISE. |
| NITROGENIZES | • nitrogenizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrogenize. • NITROGENIZE v. to combine or supply with nitrogen, also NITROGENISE. |
| NITROMETHANE | • nitromethane n. A colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft. • nitromethane n. (Chemistry) the simplest nitroparaffin, CH3NO2. • NITROMETHANE n. a liquid nitroparaffin used as an industrial solvent and as a fuel for rockets and high-performance engines. |
| NITROPHILOUS | • nitrophilous adj. (Botany, of a plant) Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen. • nitrophilous adj. (Ecology, of a habitat) Rich in nitrogen. • NITROPHILOUS adj. of plants, growing in a place where there is a good supply of nitrogen. |
| NITROSAMINES | • nitrosamines n. Plural of nitrosamine. • NITROSAMINE n. a liquid obtained from chloroacetic acid and sodium nitrate and used as a solvent and as a fuel. |
| NITROSATIONS | • nitrosations n. Plural of nitrosation. • NITROSATION n. conversion of ammonium salts into nitrites. |
| NITROTOLUENE | • nitrotoluene n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses… • NITROTOLUENE n. a nitro-derivative of toluene. |