nitrosate

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verb

To introduce a nitroso group into a compound.

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Meanings

nitrosate1

verbnitrosate (third-person singular simple present nitrosates, present participle nitrosating, simple past and past participle nitrosated)

present singular third person nitrosates · participle present nitrosating · participle past nitrosated · past nitrosated

  1. chemistryTo introduce a nitroso group into a compound.

    Nitrogen dioxide radical is also formed during nitrite-peroxidase reactions, and suggests that multiple mechanisms may be operating during inflammation to nitrosate thiols.

    2017, Louis J. Ignarro, Nitric Oxide: Biology and Pathobiology, page 48

nitrosate2

nounnitrosate (plural nitrosates)

plural nitrosates

  1. chemistryAn organic nitrate ester of a nitroso alcohol RR'-C(NO)-C(ONO₂)-RR'.

Origin

nitrosate · verb

From nitroso + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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nitrosate · noun

From nitroso + -ate (“derivative”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

nitrosate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosate

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrosate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosate.

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