nitration

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.

Similar words

dinitration nitrosation nitrosylation nitrolysis trinitration mononitration nitrite nitric acid azotification denitrosation

Often followed by

of and is in rate with by process reaction

Word family

nitrate nitrated nitrates nitrating nitrations nitrator nitrators