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nitrosamide

nitrosamide noun: any N-nitroso amide.

Noun

nitrosamide (plural nitrosamides)

  1. (obsolete) any N-nitroso amide
  2. the unstable compound H₂N-NO and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives; the nitrosamines

Forms of nitrosamide

pluralnitrosamides

Questions about nitrosamide

What does nitrosamide mean?
Nitrosamide means any N-nitroso amide.
What part of speech is nitrosamide?
Nitrosamide is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosamide?
The plural of nitrosamide is nitrosamides.

Words near nitrosamide in the dictionary

  1. nitroreductions
  2. nitros
  3. nitrosaccharin
  4. nitrosaccharose
  5. nitrosalicylic acid
  6. nitrosamide
  7. nitrosamides
  8. nitrosamine
  9. nitrosamines
  10. nitrosatable
  11. nitrosate

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