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nitromethane

noun

Meaning

  1. A colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft
  2. The simplest nitroparaffin, CH3NO2

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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