nitroreduction

English

Nitroreduction of nitrobenzene to aniline

Alternative forms

• nitro-reduction
• nitro reduction

Etymology

nitro- +‎ reduction

Noun

nitroreduction (usually uncountable, plural nitroreductions)

1. (organic chemistry) A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group

Related terms

• nitroreductase
• nitroreductive
• azoreduction

Anagrams

• reintroduction