Etymology

nitroparaffin

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Today it means: Any of a class of aliphatic organic compounds containing a nitro functional group. Full definition →

English paraffin ← Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) ← Egyptian nṯrj
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  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Englishparaffin
  5. English todaynitroparaffin

From nitro- + paraffin.

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