nitrolic

[ nahy-trol-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nitrolic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; nitr- + -ol ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

Armstrong, on the other hand, assumed an intermolecular change, thus:— The proof of this was left for Hantzsch, who traced a connexion with the nitrolic acids of V. Meyer, which are formed when nitrous acid acts on primary aliphatic nitro compounds.

From Project Gutenberg

By this treatment a primary nitro-alkyl yields a nitrolic acid, the potassium salt of which forms an intense red solution; a secondary nitro-alkyl forms a pseudo nitrol, which gives an intense blue solution, while the tertiary compound does not act with nitrous acid.

From Project Gutenberg