English Words: N

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nitrometrynoun

The determination of the amount of nitrogen or its compounds in a substance.

nitromuriaticadj

Of, pertaining to, or composed of nitric acid and muriatic acid

nitrooleatenoun

Any salt or ester of nitrooleic acid

nitroolefinnoun

Any nitro derivative of an olefin

nitrooleicadj

Relating to 9- or 10-nitrooleic acid

nitrooxidativeadj

Alternative form of nitroxidative.

nitroparaffinnoun

Any of a class of aliphatic organic compounds containing a nitro functional group.

nitrophenolnoun

Any of several nitro derivatives of phenol that are used as parasiticides

nitrophenolatenoun

Any phenolate (phenoxide) derived from a nitrophenol

nitrophenylnoun

Any univalent radical derived from a nitrophenol

nitrophenylgalactosidenoun

Any galactoside of nitrophenol

nitrophenylphosphatasenoun

Any phosphatase that hydrolyses nitrophenyl phosphate

nitrophilenoun

Any nitrophilous organism.

nitrophilicadj

Synonym of nitrophilous.

nitrophilousadj

Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen

nitrophobicadj

nitrophobous

nitrophorinnoun

Any of a group of hemoproteins found in the saliva of blood-feeding insects.

nitrophytenoun

Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a nitrogen-rich soil.

nitropropanenoun

Either of two nitro derivatives of propane

nitroproteinnoun

A nitrated protein, produced in some tumors

nitropyrenenoun

Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of pyrene

nitropyridinenoun

Any of three isomeric nitro derivatives of pyridine

nitroquinolnoun

A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well-defined series of derivatives.

nitroquinolinenoun

Any of several isomeric nitro derivatives of quinoline

nitroquinoxalinenoun

Any nitro derivative of quinoxaline

nitroreductasenoun

An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro groups

nitroreductionnoun

A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group

nitrosaccharinnoun

An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc.

nitrosaccharosenoun

A resinous explosive and vasodilator, used like nitroglycerine.

nitrosalicylic acidnoun

A nitro derivative of salicylic acid.

nitrosaminenoun

A divalent functional group, >N.N=O.

nitrosatableadj

Able to be nitrosated

nitrosateverb

To introduce a nitroso group into a compound.

nitrosationnoun

The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound

nitroseadj

Dated form of nitrous.

nitrosonoun

The univalent radical and functional group -N=O

nitrosobenzenenoun

the nitroso derivative of benzene C₆H₅-NO; it is used to make azo compounds

nitrosocysteinenoun

A nitroso derivative of cysteine, derived from the endothelium that acts as a vasorelaxant

nitrosodimethylaminenoun

Synonym of dimethylnitrosamine.

nitrosoethylureanoun

A highly potent mutagen with molecular formula C₃H₇N₃O₂.

nitrosoguanidinenoun

An N-nitroso derivative of guanidine whose methyl derivative is used as a mutagen

nitrosonaphtholnoun

Any of the three isomeric derivatives of naphthalene, C₁₀H₆(NOH)₂, used for colorimetric assays, such as testing for tyrosine, and in the manufacture of dyes.

nitrosoproteinnoun

Any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO

nitrosoproteomenoun

The proteome of nitrosoproteins of an organism

nitrosoproteomicadj

Relating to nitrosoproteomes

nitrosoureanoun

The nitroso derivative of urea NH₂-CONH-N=O, or any of its derivatives, many of which are pharmaceuticals

nitrostarchnoun

An explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch; used for demolition.

nitrostyrenenoun

Any of several isomeric nitro derivatives of styrene.

nitrosylnoun

The univalent radical -NO (one nitrogen and one oxygen atom)

nitrosylateverb

To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

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