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nitrite

ni·trite
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahy-trahyt]
    • /ˈnaɪ traɪt/
    • /ˈnaɪ.traɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahy-trahyt]
    • /ˈnaɪ traɪt/

Definitions of nitrite word

  • noun nitrite Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid. 1
  • noun nitrite Nutrition. sodium nitrite. 1
  • noun nitrite (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid. 1
  • noun nitrite chemical compound 1
  • noun nitrite any salt or ester of nitrous acid 0
  • noun nitrite a salt of nitrous acid containing the monovalent, negative radical NO2 0

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Origin of nitrite

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; nitr- + -ite1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Nitrite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nitrite popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

nitrite usage trend in Literature

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