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Meaning of NOR- in English

combining form

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from normal (I)

1. : parent compound from which (a specified compound) may be regarded as derived (as by removal of side chains from a ring system) — especially in names of terpenes

nor bornane

2. : compound of normal structure isomeric with the one to the name of which it is prefixed

nor leucine

3. : homologue lower by one methylene group — especially in names of steroids and alkaloids

nor cholane

nor nicotine

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.