Nitro-

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nitro \ni"tro\n. [By shortening of nitroglycerin.]
     Nitroglycerin.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.
     1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of
        niter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)
        designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;
        as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the
        group or radical {NO2}, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene
        ({C6H5.NO2}).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Nitro group}, the radical {NO2}; -- called also {nitroxyl}.
        [1913 Webster]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Nitro, WV (city, FIPS 59068)
    Location: 38.41763 N, 81.83111 W
    Population (1990): 6851 (3065 housing units)
    Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 25143

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Nitro, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    6824
     Housing Units (2000): 3217
     Land area (2000):     3.746938 sq. miles (9.704524 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.331375 sq. miles (0.858257 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.078313 sq. miles (10.562781 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59068
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             38.415281 N, 81.831249 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     25143
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Nitro, WV
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