Definition of "dimethylnitrosamine" []

• A carcinogenic nitrosamine, C2H6N2O, that occurs in tobacco smoke and certain foods. (noun)

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• "73, 279-285 (1976) [31] Risteli, J.; Tuderman, L.; Kivirikko, K.I.: Intracellular enzymes of collagen biosynthesis in rat liver as a function of age and in hepatic injury induced by dimethylnitrosamine."