A yellow crystalline triazole derivative, (C₆H₅)₃C₂HN₄, which is used in gravimetric analysis as a precipitant for nitrate, perchlorate, and some other ions.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Nitron from nitro- + -on.
Definition of nitron in US English:
nitron
nounˈnʌɪtrɒn
Chemistry
A yellow crystalline triazole derivative, (C₆H₅)₃C₂HN₄, which is used in gravimetric analysis as a precipitant for nitrate, perchlorate, and some other ions.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Nitron from nitro- + -on.