nitrites

noun

Meaning

Any salt or ester of nitrous acid
The univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-

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Related words

nitrates(English)nitrate(English)nitrosamines(English)nitrosamine(English)nitration(English)nitrated(English)sodium nitrate(English)nitromethane(English)

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