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noun
Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2−
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, radical, chemical group
Narrower terms: sodium nitrite
History
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Across languages
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