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

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-trōsə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ămēn ]

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-trōsə-mēn′, nī′trōs-ămēn ]

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.