Defenition of the word nitrite
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Defenition of the word nitrite
- A salt or ester of nitric acid, included in compounds such as potassium nitrite, sodium nitrite and butyl nitrite.
- salt or ester of nitrous acid
- the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
Hyponyms for the word nitrite
Hypernyms for the word nitrite
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- chemical group
- group
- radical
- salt
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