Nitrite Meaning
/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounAny salt or ester of nitrous acid.
"John Birdsall, a scientist for the American Meat Institute, said that there were no industry qualms about trying to lower the nitrite amounts even farther. For centuries, some form of nitrites have been used to cure and to preserve bacon and to give it a pink color."— 1978 May 16, Seth S. King, “Nitrate Reduction Ordered in Bacon”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
nounThe univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂⁻
Sentence Examples
Is there a nitrite substitute for food?
They say nitrite is harmful to the colon.
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To prevent botulism, the manufacturer added sodium ____ as a preservative to the ham.