1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. (1871) 421Mononitro-naphthalin.
1873 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 765Mononitrotoluene.
Ibid. 766The mononitroxylenes are heavy oils.
1891 Syd. Soc. Lex. ,Mononitrocellulose, C6H9(NO2)O5, the chief result of the action of cold nitric acid of moderate strength on cotton.