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nitrosation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ni-tro-sa-tion
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nitroso Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English nitrosation From nitroso + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nitrosations (plural)

Derived Forms

denitrosation transnitrosation

Questions

What does nitrosation mean?
The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound
Where does nitrosation come from?
Etymology tree English nitroso Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English nitrosation From nitroso + -ation.

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