NITRO-


Meaning of NITRO- in English

a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the nitro group is present: nitroglycerin.

Also, esp. before a vowel, nitr- .

[ comb. form of Gk nítron. See NITER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .