Definition of "nitrites" []

• Plural form of nitrite. (noun)

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• "Bada discovered that the reactions were producing chemicals called nitrites, which destroy amino acids as quickly as they form."
• "As a result of these putrefactive changes, the nitrogen products of animal life are broken frequently into compounds as simple as ammonia (NH3), or into compounds which the chemists speak of as nitrites (Fig. 25 at D)."
• "Scientists are now concerned that preservative chemicals known as nitrites may be to blame by triggering a chain reaction that promotes the growth of cancer."