nitrite 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
Hypernym
group 2
noun
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
EnglishHyponym
sodium nitrite 1
noun
nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens
an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KNO2.
the ammonia salt of nitrous acid.
alkyl nitrite 1
noun
any of a group of chemical compounds based upon the molecular structure R-ONO.
