Definitions for para-nitrophenol
para-nitrophenol
par·a-ni·tro·phe·nol
Spelling: [par-uh-nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol]
IPA: /ˌpær əˌnaɪ trəˈfi nɔl, -nɒl/
Para-Nitrophenol is a 16 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 2022 anagrams from letters in para-nitrophenol (-aaehilnnoopprrt).
Definitions for para-nitrophenol
noun
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See under nitrophenol (def 2).
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any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
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any of three water-soluble, crystalline isomers of such a derivative, having the formula C 6 H 5 NO 3 , occurring in yellow (ortho-nitrophenol) pale-yellow (meta-nitrophenol) and yellowish (para-nitrophenol) solids, used chiefly as intermediates in organic synthesis and as indicators.
Origin of para-nitrophenol
First recorded in 1850-55; nitro- + phenol
Examples for para-nitrophenol
If an alkali is added, however, a highly dissociated salt of para-nitrophenol is formed, and the yellow colour is at once evident.