Lexic.us

Definition of Nitrite

1. Noun. The radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid).

Definition of Nitrite

1. n. A salt of nitrous acid.

Definition of Nitrite

1. Noun. (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) the univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂^- ¹

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Definition of Nitrite

1. a salt of nitrous acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nitrite

1. A salt of nitrous acid. Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face. Origin: Cf. F. Nitrite. See Niter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrite

Literary usage of Nitrite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1908)
"Mention may also be made here of the preparation of barium nitrite by double decomposition of barium chloride and sodium nitrite.1 The reaction with which ..."

2. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"H2O at 17°. (Rosen- bladt, B. 19. 2531.) Caesium lead nitrite ... Cobaltous nitrite. Known only in solution. Cobaltic lead nitrite ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"He is lead to believe that the atmosphere at all times contains in greater or less proportion the nitrite of ammonia, but never the nitrate, ..."

4. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage by American Chemical Society (1917)
"Sodium nitrite stock solution. Dissolve 1.1 gram silver nitrite in ... Standard sodium nitrite solution. Dilute 100 cc. of solution 3 to 1 liter, ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1865)
"Report on the Physiological Action of nitrite of Amyl. By BENJAMIN W. RICHARDSON, MA, MD The nitrite of amyl is a fluid of amber colour, ..."

6. American Druggist (1893)
"The nitrile is liberated by acting upon sodium nitrite with sulphuric acid. ... The statement is made that the so called CP fused sodium nitrite in sticks ..."

7. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"Burton-Opitz and Wolf, 1910, on injecting nitrite into the femoral artery ... If amyl nitrite was inhaled, the vein flow in the leg decreased with the blood ..."

8. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1878)
"It was decided that nitrite of amyl should be tried, but with no idea of permanent relief, for the patient was too evidently fast approaching his end. ..."

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