nitrosamide

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noun

any N-nitroso amide

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounnitrosamide (plural nitrosamides)

plural nitrosamides

  1. obsoletechemistryany N-nitroso amide
  2. chemistrythe unstable compound H₂N-NO and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives; the nitrosamines
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