Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nitrite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.)
A salt of nitrous acid.
{Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in
medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its
inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nitrite
n : the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a
salt or ester of nitrous acid)
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