Nitro vs Trinitrocresol - What's the difference?
nitro | trinitrocresol |
(chemistry) the univalent NO2 functional group
(informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication
(chemistry) containing the nitro group; such compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive
(organic compound, medicine) Any of several isomeric trinitro derivatives of cresol; the commercial mixture was once used as an antiseptic