nitroreduction

English

Nitroreduction of nitrobenzene to aniline

Alternative forms

  • nitro-reduction
  • nitro reduction

Etymology

nitro- + reduction

Noun

nitroreduction (usually uncountable, plural nitroreductions)

  1. (organic chemistry) A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group

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