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nitrosation

nitrosation noun: the conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound.

Noun

nitrosation (countable and uncountable, plural nitrosations)

  1. The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound

Forms of nitrosation

pluralnitrosations

Origin of nitrosation

From nitroso + -ation.

Words formed from nitrosation

Questions about nitrosation

What does nitrosation mean?
Nitrosation means the conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound.
What part of speech is nitrosation?
Nitrosation is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosation?
The plural of nitrosation is nitrosations.

Words near nitrosation in the dictionary

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

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