desnitro

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adjective

From which a nitro group has been removed

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Meanings

adjectivedesnitro (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparablechemistryFrom which a nitro group has been removed
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    The odds of colony loss in the group of colonies (n = 37) in which the neonicotinoids acetamiprid, imidacloprid (or imidacloprid desnitro) or thiacloprid were present in one or more matrices (bee bread, honey and/or bees), were significantly higher (p = 0.014) compared with colonies (n = 49) without the presence of any neonicotinoids.

    2015 July 9, “An Observational Study of Honey Bee Colony Winter Losses and Their Association with Varroa destructor, Neonicotinoids and Other Risk Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From des- + nitro.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

desnitro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desnitro

MLA

“desnitro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desnitro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desnitro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desnitro.

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