nitroxyl Chem.
(naɪˈtrɒksɪl)
[f. nitro- + ox-ide + -yl.]
The radical NO2.
| 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 68 The decomposition takes place in two stages, in the first a yellow liquid, called nitroxyl chloride, is formed. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 355 A great number of substitution products, formed as the above nitroxyl series, on the type of phenic acid. |