Added to
Favorites
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Log In
Sign Up
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
nitroso
ni·tro·so
/
naɪˈtroʊ
soʊ
/
Show Spelled
[
nahy-
troh
-soh
]
Show IPA
adjective
Chemistry
.
(especially of organic compounds) containing the nitroso group; nitrosyl.
Origin:
1880–85;
independent use of
nitroso-
Dictionary.com Unabridged
nitroso-
a combining form of the nitroso group:
nitrosobenzene.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
nitros-.
Origin:
combining form of
Latin
nitrōsus
full of natron, equivalent to
nitr
(
um
) native soda,
natron
(<
Greek
nítron
soda) +
-ōsus
-ose
1
; see
-o-
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
nitroso
00:10
Nitroso
is always a great word to know.
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
nitroso
(naɪˈtrəʊsəʊ)
—
n
(
modifier
) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group O:N-:
a nitroso compound
[C19: from Latin
nitrōsus
full of natron; see
nitre
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
nitroso-
pref.
Nitrosyl:
nitrosobenzene.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Quote Of The Day
"The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until ..."
-Polly Berrien Berends
MORE
Remove ads like these. Upgrade now!
Related Words
nitroso group
nitrosyl
MORE
Related Searches
Dioxido de carbono
Nearby Words
nitromagnesite
nitromannite
nitromannitol
nitromersol
nitrometer
nitromethane
nitrometric
nitromuriatic
nitroparaffin
nitrophenol
nitrophilous
nitrophnol
nitroprussic
nitroprusside
nitroprusside t...
nitroquinol
nitros-
nitrosalicylic
nitrosamine
nitrose
nitroso
nitroso benzene
nitroso compoun...
nitroso group
nitroso radical
nitroso urea
nitroso-
nitroso-benzene
nitroso-group
nitroso-radical
nitroso-urea
nitrosobacteria
nitrosobenzene
nitrosomonas
nitrosourea
nitrospan
nitrostarch
nitrostat
nitrosyl
nitrosylic
nitrosylsulfuri...
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Home Advisor
Copyright ©
2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
. All rights reserved.
About
PRIVACY POLICY
Terms
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Suggest a Word
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT