| NOUN | substance | nitrite | the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) |
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| Meaning | The radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid). | |
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| Narrower | sodium nitrite | nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products |
| Broader | group, radical, chemical group | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule |
| Spanish | nitrito | |
| Catalan | nitrit | |
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