nitrohydroxylate

verb

To introduce a nitro and a hydroxyl group into a molecule

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Meanings

verbnitrohydroxylate (third-person singular simple present nitrohydroxylates, present participle nitrohydroxylating, simple past and past participle nitrohydroxylated)

present singular third person nitrohydroxylates · participle present nitrohydroxylating · participle past nitrohydroxylated · past nitrohydroxylated

  1. chemistryTo introduce a nitro and a hydroxyl group into a molecule

Origin

From nitro- + hydroxylate.

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APA

nitrohydroxylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrohydroxylate

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Chicago

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