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nitrosating

nitrosating is the present participle and gerund of nitrosate.

Meaning of nitrosate

Verb

nitrosate (third-person singular simple present nitrosates, present participle nitrosating, simple past and past participle nitrosated)

  1. To introduce a nitroso group into a compound.
    • Nitrogen dioxide radical is also formed during nitrite-peroxidase reactions, and suggests that multiple mechanisms may be operating during inflammation to nitrosate thiols.2017, Louis J. Ignarro, Nitric Oxide: Biology and Pathobiology, page 48

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Questions about nitrosating

What is nitrosating the present participle and gerund of?
Nitrosating is the present participle and gerund of nitrosate.

Words near nitrosating in the dictionary

  1. nitrosamines
  2. nitrosatable
  3. nitrosate
  4. nitrosated
  5. nitrosates
  6. nitrosating
  7. nitrosation
  8. nitrosations
  9. nitrosative
  10. nitrosative stress
  11. nitrosative stresses

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