Sodium Nitrite Definition

noun
A yellowish or white powder, NaNO2, used to make dyes, preserve meats, counteract cyanide poisoning, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Sodium Nitrite

Noun

Singular:
sodium nitrite
Plural:
sodium nitrites

Sodium Nitrite Sentence Examples

  • It is also formed by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid on sodium nitrite in the presence of mercury.

  • For sodium nitrite see Nitrogen; for sodium nitrate see Saltpetre; for the cyanide see Prussic Acid; and for the borate see Borax.

  • One of the most commonly used agents in the modern process is sodium nitrite.

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