noun
- Plural of nitrosyl; chemical compounds or complexes containing the NO (nitrosyl) group bonded to a metal or other atom.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Metal nitrosyls are important intermediates in catalytic processes.
- The researcher synthesized several iron nitrosyls for the study.
- Nitrosyls play a key role in nitrogen oxide chemistry.
- The complex contains two nitrosyl ligands coordinated to the central metal atom.