Nitrite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The univalent radical NO2 or a compound containing it, such as a salt or an ester of nitrous acid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. any salt or ester of nitrous acid
  • n. the univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A salt of nitrous acid. Azotite is a synonym.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
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