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nitrosamines

nitrosamines is the plural of nitrosamine.

Meaning of nitrosamine

Noun

nitrosamine (plural nitrosamines)

  1. A divalent functional group, >N.N=O.
  2. Any of a class of carcinogenic organic compounds containing this group, prepared by the reaction of amines with nitrites.

Questions about nitrosamines

What is nitrosamines the plural of?
Nitrosamines is the plural of nitrosamine.

Words near nitrosamines in the dictionary

  1. nitrosaccharose
  2. nitrosalicylic acid
  3. nitrosamide
  4. nitrosamides
  5. nitrosamine
  6. nitrosamines
  7. nitrosatable
  8. nitrosate
  9. nitrosated
  10. nitrosates
  11. nitrosating

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