SODIUM NITRITE
\sˈə͡ʊdi͡əm nˈa͡ɪtɹa͡ɪt], \sˈəʊdiəm nˈaɪtɹaɪt], \s_ˈəʊ_d_iə_m n_ˈaɪ_t_ɹ_aɪ_t]\
Definitions of SODIUM NITRITE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens
By Princeton University
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nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Nitrous acid sodium salt. Used in many industrial processes, in meat curing, coloring, and preserving, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide poisoning. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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