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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organic chemistry, a class-name of compounds which contain the univalent group -N:O(OR)OM, where R is an alkyl group such as methyl, and M a metal such as sodium. In general it might also be applied to an ester containing one or more nitro-groups in its molecule.
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