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des- +‎ nitro

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desnitro (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry, only in combination) From which a nitro group has been removed
    • 2015 July 9, “An Observational Study of Honey Bee Colony Winter Losses and Their Association with Varroa destructor, Neonicotinoids and Other Risk Factors”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The odds of colony loss in the group of colonies (n = 37) in which the neonicotinoids acetamiprid, imidacloprid (or imidacloprid desnitro) or thiacloprid were present in one or more matrices (bee bread, honey and/or bees), were significantly higher (p = 0.014) compared with colonies (n = 49) without the presence of any neonicotinoids.

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