nitrite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun nitrite has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

nitrite, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.].
     A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical.  [1913 Webster]
Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nitrite, n. any salt or ester of nitrous acid.


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