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nitride
nitrify
nitrifying bacterium
nitrile
nitrile rubber
nitrite
nitrite bacterium
nitro
nitro-
nitroaniline
nitrobacterium
nitrobenzene
nitrocellulose
nitrochloroform
nitrofuran
nitrofurantoin
nitrogen
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nitro-
nitro-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. nitrogen
nitrify
2. niter, nitrate
3. containing a univalent NO2 group
nitroparaffin
[< Latin nitrum (see niter)]
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