nitroformn.1
/ˈnʌɪtrəʊfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtroʊˌfɔrm/ Chemistry.
An explosive white crystalline compound, CH(NO2)3, which is a derivative of methane having three nitro groups attached to the carbon atom; trinitromethane. nitroform anion n. the corresponding anion, C(NO2)3−.
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1866 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 110 Nitroform, this compound discovered by Schischkoff..exhibits the relations of an acid.
1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 662 Nitroform..a body analogous in composition to the methenyl ethers.
1910 N. V. Sidgwick Org. Chem. Nitrogen vii. 152 The mercury must migrate from one position to the other, according to the solvent, just as the hydrogen atom does with a pseudo-acid, and hence mercuric nitroform should be called a pseudo-salt.
1986 Arch. Biochem. & Biophysics 250 238 Isocitrate lyase of germinating castor seed endosperm catalyzes the reactions of succinate and of isocitrate..with tetranitromethane, giving rise to the nitroform anion.
2001 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 123 9007 The yield of reducing radicals was determined with tetranitromethane by following the buildup of nitroform anion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
nitroformn.2
/ˈnʌɪtrəʊfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtroʊˌfɔrm/ A preparation of urea-formaldehyde used as a slow-release nitrogenous fertilizer.A proprietary name in the United States.
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1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Aug. tm126/1 Nitroform..for synthetic organic water-insoluble nitrogen compound designed primarily for predetermined nitrogen release values in crop raising. First use on or about Sept. 28, 1954.
1967 Rep. Forest Res. (Forestry Commission) 32 IBDU [= isobutylidenediurea] and ‘Nitroform’ are less soluble than ‘Nitrochalk’, but their nitrogen content is not released slowly enough to last the full growing season.
1984 Soil Biol. & Biochem. 16 577 Net nitrification was stimulated by urea in both soils..and to a lesser degree by wood ash but not by ammonium nitrate or nitroform (ureaformaldehyde).
1997 New Phytologist 137 701/1 A large single dose of slow-release N fertilizer (ureaformaldehyde as Nitroform or Azolon).
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