Definitions for: Nitrite


[n] the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)



Webster (1913) Definition: Ni"trite, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
A salt of nitrous acid.

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.

See Also: chemical group, group, radical, sodium nitrite

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