Term Name: | nitro compound |
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Synonyms: | nitro compounds |
Definition: | A compound having a nitro group, -NO2 (free valence on nitrogen), which may be attached to carbon, nitrogen (as in nitramines), or oxygen (as in nitrates), among other elements (in the absence of specification, C-nitro compounds are usually implied). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:35715] ( EBI ) |