nitrobenzene

Etymology

From nitro- + benzene.

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) A nitro derivative of benzene, C₆H₅NO₂, prepared by reacting benzene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; any of a series of such compounds having two or more nitro groups

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