Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a prefix signifying that the compound of the name of which it forms a part contains two nitro-groups (No2).
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- noun organic chemistry Two
nitro groups in a chemical compound
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Do not use the dinitro materials after the buds begin to open.
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In recent experiments in the South with some of the new organic sprays, benzene hexachloride and some of the dinitro compounds have indicated good promise.
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