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noun - the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
noun - a salt of nitrous acid
NITRITE - The nitrite ion, which has the chemical formula NO2, is a symmetric anion with equal NO bond lengths. Upon protonation, the unstable weak acid nitrou...
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| The univalent radical NO2 or a compound containing it, such as a salt or an ester of nitrous acid. |
| a salt or ester of nitrous acid, containing the anion NOsub2subsupsup or the group NOsub2sub. |
| the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) |
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The nitrite ion, which has the chemical formula NO2, is a symmetric anion with equal NO bond lengths. Upon protonation, the unstable weak acid nitrous acid is produced. Nitrite can be oxidized or reduced, with the product somewhat dependent on the oxidizing/reducing agent and its strength. The nitrite ion is an ambidentate ligand, and is known to bond to metal centers in at least five different ways. Nitrite is also important in biochemistry as a source of the potent vasodilator nitric oxide. In organic chemistry the NO2 group is present in nitrous acid esters and nitro compounds. Nitrites are also used in the food production industry for curing meat. * Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation has been classified as "Probably carcinogenic to humans" (Group 2A) by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations. |