nitro group
Noun
Meaning
the group -NO3
Source: WordNetAlternative names
nitro-group
Hypernyms
Examples
ISBN 0-471-18636-8 The molecular structure of HMX consists of an eight-membered ring of alternating carbon and nitrogen atoms, with a nitro group attached to each nitrogen atom.
The nitro group is thus added as an ester C-O-NO 2 and water is produced.