: a salt NaNO2 used especially in dye manufacture and as a meat preservative
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOn Monday, her death was ruled a suicide caused by sodium nitrite toxicity, according to a report obtained by PEOPLE. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, Pearlman died by suicide from sodium nitrite toxicity. Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2022 On Monday, the coroner officially ruled her death as a suicide caused by sodium nitrite toxicity, according to a report obtained by PEOPLE. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 These foods also contain high levels of sodium nitrite, a compound that may convert into nitrosamines and increase the risk of gastric cancer. Barbara Brody, Fortune, 16 July 2022 Spam is molded meat comprised of pork shoulder and ham, with salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrite. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022 At the end of his message, Lin pointed to a 2013 valsartan patent from another Chinese company that discusses using an alternative to sodium nitrite in quenching. Anna Edney, Fortune, 7 May 2022 The can is molded metal and lower in sodium nitrite. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022 In February 2019, the European Medicines Agency said in a 41-page report that the compound sodium nitrite and a solvent called dimethylformamide, or DMF, react with each other to form NDMA in the drug. Anna Edney, Fortune, 7 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sodium nitrite
noun
: a colorless or yellowish deliquescent salt NaNO2 that is used as a meat preservative and in medicine as a vasodilator and an antidote for cyanide poisoning