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Nitrite

Nitrite Meaning & Definition
Nitrite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nitrite?

[n] the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)

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See Also | chemical group | group | radical | sodium nitrite

Nitrite In Webster's Dictionary

\Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A salt of nitrous acid. {Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.

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