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nitrite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nitrite \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nitrite n : salt or ester of nitrous acid
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