nitrosamine

[ nahy-troh-suh-meen, nahy-trohs-am-in ]

/ naɪˈtroʊ səˌmin, ˌnaɪ troʊsˈæm ɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any of a series of compounds with the type formula R2NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.

Words nearby nitrosamine

nitromethane, nitroparaffin, nitrophenol, nitrophilous, nitroprusside test, nitrosamine, nitroso, nitroso group, nitroso-, nitrosobenzene, nitrosourea

Origin of nitrosamine

1875–80; nitros- + amine

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British Dictionary definitions for nitrosamine

nitrosamine

/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊsəˈmiːn, ˌnaɪtrəʊsˈæmiːn) /

noun

any one of a class of neutral, usually yellow oily compounds containing the divalent group =NNO

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Medical definitions for nitrosamine

nitrosamine

[ nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn ]

n.

Any of a class of organic compounds present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic and mutagenic in laboratory animals.

Scientific definitions for nitrosamine

nitrosamine

[ nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn ]

Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R2NNO or RNHNO, where R is an organic radical. Nitrosamines are present in various foods and other products, and certain ones are very carcinogenic.