nitrite C1 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ UK /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #102857 Meanings 1 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. Thesaurus Synonyms nitrous-acid salt Word family Derived forms hyponitritenitritoidnitrituriasulfonitritesulphonitrite Common collocations amyl nitrite 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. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nitrite **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 102857 ## Meanings 1. the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) ## Examples - The laboratory measured nitrite in the water sample. ## Synonyms - nitrous-acid salt ## Derived Forms - hyponitrite - nitritoid - nitrituria - sulfonitrite - sulphonitrite ## 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. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown