| nitrohydrochloric | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids. Nitrohydrochloric acid, a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum. Synonym: nitromuriatic acid, and aqua regia. Origin: Nitro- + hydrochloric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| nitrohydrochloric acid | An extremely caustic mixture that contains 18 parts nitric acid and 82 parts hydrochloric acid. Synonym: aqua regia, aqua regalis, nitrimuriatic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nitrohydroxyiodophenylacetate | <chemical> 3-nitro-4-hydroxy-5-iodophenylacetate. Also called 4-hydroxy-3-iodo-5-nitrophenylacetate. A haptenic determinant that can be radiolabelled and used as salts and derivatives for investigations of immunogenic specificity studies. Chemical name: Benzeneacetic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-iodo-5-nitro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| nitroid shock | A syndrome resembling that produced by the administration of a large dose of a nitrite, sometimes caused by a too rapid intravenous injection of arsphenamine or some other drug. See: nitritoid reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nitrol | <chemistry> Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitroleum | <chemistry> Nitroglycerin. Origin: NL, fr. L. Nitrum natron + oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitrolic | <chemistry> Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a nitrolic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitromagnesite | <chemistry> Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium. Origin: Nitro- + magnesite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitromannitol | An explosive compound formed by the nitration of mannitol; when diluted with carbohydrate substances (one part of mannitol hexanitrate to nine or more parts of carbohydrate) it is not explosive, and is used as a vasodilator and hypotensive agent; it is slower in action than nitroglycerin. Synonym: nitromannitol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nitromersol | The anhydride of 4-nitro-3-hydroxymercuriorthocresol; a synthetic organic mercurial compound, used as an antiseptic for skin and mucous membranes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nitrometer | <chemistry> An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer. Origin: Nitro-: cf. F. Nitrometre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitromethane | <chemistry> A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid. Synonym: nitrocarbol. Origin: Nitro- + methane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitromifene | <chemical> 1-(2-(4-(1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-nitro-2-phenylethenyl)phenoxy)ethyl)pyrrolidine. A non-steroidal oestrogen antagonist (as the 1:1 citrate) most commonly used as a research tool in animal studies. Pharmacological action: oestrogen antagonists. Chemical name: Pyrrolidine, 1-(2-(4-(1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-nitro-2-phenylethenyl)phenoxy)ethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| nitromuriatic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See Nitrohydrochloric. Origin: Cf. F. Nitromuriatique. See Nitro-, and Muriatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nitron | 1,4-Diphenyl-3-phenylamino-1,2,4-triazolium hydroxide (inner salt); a reagent for the determination of nitric acid, perchlorate, and rhenium, as it is one of the few substances to form an insoluble nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |