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nitro-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
ni-tro-
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

nitrate, nitrogen

prefix

containing the nitro functional group

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

nitr- (alternative)

Derived Forms

nitrazepam nitrile nitro nitroanisol nitrobenzamide nitrobenzide nitrobenzinic nitrobutyric nitrocaprylic Nitrochalk nitrocinnamic nitrocumene

Phrases

nitro-compound nitro-derivative nitro-explosive nitro-group nitrohydrochloric acid nitrolic acid nitro-metal nitromuriatic acid

Frequently Paired Words

nitrogen nitron nitroso-

Questions

What does nitro- mean?
nitrate, nitrogen
Where does nitro- come from?
Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron). See niter.

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