NOUN | substance | sodium nitrite | nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products |
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Meaning | nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens. | |
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Broader | nitrite | The radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) |
Catalan | nitrit de sodi |
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