Nitrite

Full definition of nitrite

Noun

1. (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid
2. (chemistry) the univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂^-

Derived terms

• alkyl nitrite
• amyl nitrite
• butyl nitrite
• cyclohexyl nitrite
• ethyl nitrite
• isopropyl nitrite
• nitritoid
• sodium nitrite
• sulfonitrite, sulphonitrite