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