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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

nitrosamine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • form: The nitrogen can also transform into nitrites, which can combine with the proteins in food to form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.
  • remove: The first company to remove cancer-causing nitrosamines from its products.
  • call: Instead, you get a yellow oil called a nitrosamine.

Adjective modifier

  • carcinogenic: Liquid formulas ( eg foundations ) often contain carcinogenic nitrosamines.
  • cancer-causing: The first company to remove cancer-causing nitrosamines from its products.

Modifies a noun

  • carcinogenesis: Research interests: Numerous aspects of nitric oxide's chemistry and pharmacology and nitrosamine carcinogenesis.

Preposition: in

  • stomach: Nitrites may also form nitrosamines in the stomach, thought to be carcinogenic agents.