Nitroso
[nahy-troh-soh] /naɪˈtroʊ soʊ/
adjective, Chemistry.
1.
(especially of organic compounds) containing the nitroso group; nitrosyl.
1.
a combining form of the nitroso group:
nitrosobenzene.
/naɪˈtrəʊsəʊ/
noun
1.
(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group O:N-: a nitroso compound
nitroso- pref.
Nitrosyl: nitrosobenzene.
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[nahy-truh-sil] /ˈnaɪ trə sɪl/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. . /ˈnaɪtrəsɪl; -ˌsaɪl/ noun 1. (modifier) another word for nitroso, esp when applied to inorganic compounds: nitrosyl chloride nitrosyl ni·tro·syl (nī’trə-sĭl) n. The univalent radical NO.