Definition of Nitrosation

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The conversion of an amine or other compound into a nitroso compound ¹

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Medical Definition of Nitrosation

1. Conversion into nitroso compounds. An example is the reaction of nitrites with amino compounds to form carcinogenic n-nitrosamines. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrosation

nitroquinols
nitroquinoxaline
nitroreductase
nitroreductases
nitroreduction
nitros
nitrosaccharin
nitrosalicylic
nitrosalicylic acid
nitrosamide
nitrosamides
nitrosamine
nitrosamines
nitrosate
nitrosated
nitrosation (current term)
nitrosations
nitrosative
nitrosative stress
nitroscanate
nitrose
nitrosidative
nitrosimine
nitrosimines
nitroso
nitroso-
nitrosobacteria
nitrosobenzene
nitrosochloride
nitrosocysteine

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