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diethylnitrosamine

diethylnitrosamine noun: the nitrosamine (CH₃-CH₂)₂N-N=O, which is both carcinogenic and mutagenic.

Noun

diethylnitrosamine (uncountable)

  1. The nitrosamine (CH₃-CH₂)₂N-N=O, which is both carcinogenic and mutagenic.

Origin of diethylnitrosamine

From diethyl + nitrosamine.

Questions about diethylnitrosamine

What does diethylnitrosamine mean?
Diethylnitrosamine means the nitrosamine (CH₃-CH₂)₂N-N=O, which is both carcinogenic and mutagenic.
What part of speech is diethylnitrosamine?
Diethylnitrosamine is a noun.

Words near diethylnitrosamine in the dictionary

  1. diethylethanolamine
  2. diethylhexyl
  3. diethylmaleate
  4. diethylmaleates
  5. diethylmalonate
  6. diethylnitrosamine
  7. diethylphosphite
  8. diethylpropion
  9. diethylpyrocarbonate
  10. diethyls
  11. diethylstilbesterol

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