Nitration

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  • n. The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The process or act of introducing into a compound by substitution the radical nitryl, NO2.
  • Word Usage
    "Like my research on chemical reaction rates in solution at McGill (kinetics of nitration), it was experimental in nature."
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    kg    oxidation    derivative    combustion    decomposition