Nitros
[nahy-troh] /ˈnaɪ troʊ/
adjective
1.
Chemistry. containing the .
noun
2.
.
1.
a combining form of the nitroso group:
nitrosobenzene.
/ˈnaɪtrəʊ/
noun
1.
(slang) short for nitroglycerine
n.
abbreviation of nitroglycerine, 1935, slang.
nitroso- pref.
Nitrosyl: nitrosobenzene.
noun
nitroglycerin
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