nitrite
Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
Other meanings
The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-
Kinds of nitrite
- sodium nitrite
Related words
- hyponitrite
- nitrituria
- isoamyl nitrite
- nitrite reductase
- potassium nitrite
- alkyl nitrite
- amyl nitrite
- butyl nitrite
- cyclohexyl nitrite
- ethyl nitrite
- isopropyl nitrite
- nitritoid
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