Nitroheterocyclic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nitroheterocyclic is an adjective meaning (organic chemistry) Describing a heterocyclic compound that contains one or more nitro group.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Describing a heterocyclic compound that contains one or more nitro group.
More Meanings
- Any such heterocycle
Example Sentences
For the last 40 years, the nitroheterocyclic compounds benznidazole and nifurtimox have been the only drugs available to treat Chagas disease ( 4, 5 ).
Word Forms
- nitroheterocyclics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nitroaromatic, nitroaliphatic, nitroaryl, nitro, organonitrogen, nitrosubstituted.
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