nitrite

C1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ UK /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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

The laboratory measured nitrite in the water sample.

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Synonyms

nitrous-acid salt

Word family

Derived forms hyponitritenitritoidnitrituriasulfonitritesulphonitrite

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amyl nitrite
a chemical compound that widens blood vessels and has had medical uses

Noun + noun

Etymology

From French nitrite, formed from nitre + -ite. The suffix -ite marks a salt or ester of nitrous acid, in contrast with the more highly oxygenated nitrate.

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