nitrite

English

Noun

nitrite (plural nitrites)

1. (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid
2. (chemistry) the univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂^-

Derived terms

• alkyl nitrite
• amyl nitrite
• butyl nitrite
• cyclohexyl nitrite
• ethyl nitrite
• isopropyl nitrite
• nitritoid
• sodium nitrite
• sulfonitrite, sulphonitrite

Translations

salt or ester of nitrous acid

• Esperanto: nitrito (eo), azotito (eo)
• Finnish: nitraatti (fi)
• Icelandic: nítrít (is) n

• Ido: nitrito (io)
• Italian: nitrito (it)
• Spanish: nitrito (es) m

-NO₂ and NO₂^-

• Finnish: nitraatti (fi)
• Italian: nitrito (it)

• Spanish: nitrito (es) m

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Italian

Verb

nitrite

1. second-person plural present indicative of nitrire
2. second-person plural imperative of nitrire
3. Plural of nitrito

Anagrams

• ritenti
• ritinte