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nitrosamine definition

nitros·amine (nī′trōs am′ēn′, -in; nī trōs′ə mēn′)

noun

any of a series of organic compounds derived from amines and containing the N·NO group: they are found in foods, herbicides, and industrial products and are formed in the body from nitrates and nitrites: some are thought to be carcinogenic

Etymology: < nitroso- + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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