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nitro
abbreviation of nitrogen. Usually taken to indicate the presence of an −NO2 radical.

nitro-chalk
a fertilizer in the form of lime or chalk mixed with ammonium nitrate.
nitro compounds
toxins in Astragalus spp. plants which are converted to nitrite in the rumen, and cause nitrite poisoning, and into other toxins causing weakness and paralysis. See also carduus.


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