nitroaryl

N1I1T1R1O1A1R1Y4L1

adjective

Describing any aryl radical containing one or more nitro groups

OriginEnglish aryl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Old French aromatique →
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Meanings

adjectivenitroaryl (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any aryl radical containing one or more nitro groups
nounnitroaryl (plural nitroaryls)

plural nitroaryls

  1. chemistrySuch a radical

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Late Latinarōmaticus
  5. Old Frencharomatique
  6. Englisharomatic
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englisharyl
  9. Englishnitroaryl

From nitro- + aryl.

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APA

nitroaryl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroaryl

MLA

“nitroaryl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroaryl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitroaryl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitroaryl.

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