mononitro- Chem.
(mɒnəʊˈnaɪtrəʊ)
[See mono- 2 and nitro-.]
Used to denote organic compounds in which one equivalent of the radical NO2 takes the place of one atom of hydrogen.
| 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. (1871) 421 Mononitro-naphthalin. 1873 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 765 Mononitrotoluene. Ibid. 766 The mononitroxylenes are heavy oils. 1891 Syd. Soc. Lex., Mononitrocellulose, C6H9(NO2)O5, the chief result of the action of cold nitric acid of moderate strength on cotton. |