: the process of adding a nitro group to an organic compound

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nitration was in 1876

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“Nitration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitration. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

nitration

noun
: the process of treating or combining with nitric acid or a nitrate
especially : conversion of an organic compound into a nitro compound or a nitrate
nitrate verb
nitrated; nitrating

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