nitroaromatic

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adjective

Describing any aromatic compound containing one or more nitro groups

OriginEnglish aromatic ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus →
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Meanings

adjectivenitroaromatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any aromatic compound containing one or more nitro groups
nounnitroaromatic (plural nitroaromatics)

plural nitroaromatics

  1. chemistrySuch a compound

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Late Latinarōmaticus
  5. Old Frencharomatique
  6. Englisharomatic
  7. Englishnitroaromatic

From nitro- + aromatic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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