'-NO2' definitions:
Definition of '-NO2'
From: GCIDE
- Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.) A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face. [1913 Webster]
Definition of '-NO2'
From: GCIDE
- Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.) The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group. [1913 Webster]