nitrosamine
[ nahy-troh-suh-meen, nahy-trohs-am-in ]
/ naɪˈtroʊ səˌmin, ˌnaɪ troʊsˈæm ɪn /
noun Chemistry.
any of a series of compounds with the type formula R2NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.
Origin of nitrosamine
1875–80;
nitros- +
amine
Words nearby nitrosamine
nitromethane,
nitroparaffin,
nitrophenol,
nitrophilous,
nitroprusside test,
nitrosamine,
nitroso,
nitroso group,
nitroso-,
nitrosobenzene,
nitrosourea
British Dictionary definitions for nitrosamine
nitrosamine
/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊsəˈmiːn, ˌnaɪtrəʊsˈæmiːn) /
noun
any one of a class of neutral, usually yellow oily compounds containing the divalent group =NNO
Medical definitions for nitrosamine
nitrosamine
[ nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn ]
n.
Any of a class of organic compounds present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic and mutagenic in laboratory animals.
Scientific definitions for nitrosamine
nitrosamine
[ nī-trō′sə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ăm′ēn ]
Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R2NNO or RNHNO, where R is an organic radical. Nitrosamines are present in various foods and other products, and certain ones are very carcinogenic.