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nitrosamine
ni·tros·a·mine N0118250 (nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn)n. The group, N2O, having a divalent nitrogen atom bonded to a nitrogen atom that is doubly bonded to an oxygen atom, or any of a series of organic compounds having two alkyl groups bonded to this group. Nitrosamines are present in various food products and are carcinogenic in laboratory animals. [Latin nitrōsus, full of natron (from nitrum, natron; see niter) + amine.]nitrosamine (ˌnaɪtrəʊsəˈmiːn; ˌnaɪtrəʊsˈæmiːn) n (Elements & Compounds) any one of a class of neutral, usually yellow oily compounds containing the divalent group =NNOni•tros•a•mine (naɪˈtroʊ səˌmin, ˌnaɪ troʊsˈæm ɪn) n. any of a series of compounds with the type formula R2NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of sodium nitrite. [< German Nitrosamin (1875); see nitroso-, amine]
nitrosamine
nitrosamine (nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn)n. The group, N2O, having a divalent nitrogen atom bonded to a nitrogen atom that is doubly bonded to an oxygen atom, or any of a series of organic compounds having two alkyl groups bonded to this group. Nitrosamines are present in various food products and are carcinogenic in laboratory animals. |