nitroethane

noun

ni·​tro·​ethane

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: a volatile liquid nitroparaffin C₂H₅NO₂ obtained usually along with the nitropropanes and used as an industrial solvent and in chemical synthesis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + ethane

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