Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitrotoluene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tro-toluene
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses, and those with multiple nitro groups are explosive

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene English nitrotoluene From nitro- + toluene.

Inflected Forms

nitrotoluenes (plural)

Derived Forms

mononitrotoluene orthonitrotoluene paranitrotoluene trinitrotoluene

Questions

What does nitrotoluene mean?: Any of several nitro derivatives of toluene; they have a number of industrial uses, and those with multiple nitro groups are explosive
Where does nitrotoluene come from?: Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- German Tolu German Toluinder. English toluene English nitrotoluene From nitro- + toluene.

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