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sodium nitrite definition

sodium nitrite

a yellowish or white powder, NaNO, used to make dyes, preserve meats, counteract cyanide poisoning, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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