| Term Name: | nitroguanidine |
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| Synonyms: | nitroguanidine, picrite |
| Definition: | An N-nitro compound that is guanidine in which one of the hydrogens is replaced by a nitro group. It can exist in distinct tautomeric forms, as 1-nitroguanidine (a nitroimine) or 2-nitroguanidine (a nitroamine); in both solid and in solution, the nitroimine form predominates. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:39179] ( EBI ) |