Etymology

mononitration

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Today it means: Any nitration reaction in which a single nitro group is introduced into a compound. Full definition →

English nitration ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishnitration
  5. English todaymononitration

From mono- + nitration.

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