nitrosamine

nitrosamine definition - medical

ni·tros·a·mine (nī-trōˈsə-mēnˌ, nīˌtrōs-ămˈēn)

noun
Any of a class of organic compounds present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic and mutagenic in laboratory animals.

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