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Portmanteau name for nitrite derivatives
The nitrite ion has the chemical formula NO−2. Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite
Nitrite
Class of recreational drug
Poppers are recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds. When fumes from these substances are inhaled, they act as
Poppers
Chemical compound
Sodium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaNO2. It is a white to slightly yellowish crystalline powder that is very soluble in
Sodium_nitrite
Chemical compound
nitrite is a chemical compound with the formula C5H11NO2. A variety of isomers are known, but they all feature an amyl group attached to the nitrite functional
Amyl_nitrite
Polyatomic ion (NO3, charge –1) found in explosives and fertilisers
is catalytically reduced into nitrite (NO2−) by the enzymatic activity of bacteria. In aqueous solution, dissolved nitrite, N(III), is a more powerful oxidizer
Nitrate
Chemical test
A nitrite test is a chemical test used to determine the presence of nitrite ion in solution. A simple nitrite test can be performed by adding 4 M sulfuric
Nitrite_test
Chemolithotrophic organisms
which is further oxidized to nitrite by a currently unidentified enzyme), and nitrite oxidoreductase (which oxidizes nitrite to nitrate). Nitrifying bacteria
Nitrifying_bacteria
Organic compounds of the form R–O–N=O
In organic chemistry, alkyl nitrites are a group of organic compounds based upon the molecular structure R−O−N=O, where R represents an alkyl group. Formally
Alkyl_nitrite
Food preservation and flavouring processes
spicing, cooking, or the addition of combinations of sugar, nitrate, and nitrite. Meat preservation in general (of meat from livestock, game, and poultry)
Curing_(food_preservation)
Chemical compound
nitrite (or 2-propyl nitrite) is an alkyl nitrite made from isopropanol. It is a clear pale yellow oil that is insoluble in water. Isopropyl nitrite is
Isopropyl_nitrite
Indian chemical manufacturer
Deepak Nitrite Ltd. is an Indian chemical manufacturing company. The company’s manufacturing facilities are located at Nandesari and Dahej in Gujarat
Deepak_Nitrite
Chemical compound
Potassium nitrite (distinct from potassium nitrate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula KNO2. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+
Potassium_nitrite
Nitrite dismutase (EC 1.7.6.1, Prolixin S, Nitrophorin 7) is an enzyme with systematic name nitrite:nitrite oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the
Nitrite_dismutase
Chemical compound
Isobutyl nitrite, C4H9NO2, is an alkyl nitrite, an ester of isobutanol and nitrous acid. Its chemical structure is (CH3)2CH-CH2-ONO. Isobutyl nitrite is a
Isobutyl_nitrite
Enzyme
Nitrosococcus convert ammonia to nitrite, while nitrite oxidizers such as Nitrobacter and Nitrospira oxidize nitrite to nitrate. NXR is responsible for
Nitrite_oxidoreductase
Chemical compound
Butyl nitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as
Butyl_nitrite
Topics referred to by the same term
reduction of nitrite. Nitrite reductase may also refer to: Nitrite reductase (NO-forming) Nitrite reductase (NAD(P)H) Cytochrome c nitrite reductase Ferredoxin—nitrite
Nitrite reductase (disambiguation)
Nitrite_reductase_(disambiguation)
Salt used in food preservation
Safety of Food opinion that nitrites are not required to prevent C. botulinum growth and extend shelf life. (see also Sodium Nitrite: Inhibition of microbial
Curing_salt
Biological oxidation of ammonia/ammonium to nitrate
is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via the intermediary nitrite. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil. The
Nitrification
Chemical compound
nitrites, such as lithium nitrite. Barium nitrite can be prepared by reacting barium nitrate with lead metal sponge, or by reaction of lead nitrite with
Barium_nitrite
Chemical compound
nitrite is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3ONO. It is a gas, and is the simplest alkyl nitrite. At room temperature, methyl nitrite
Methyl_nitrite
Class of enzymes
Nitrite reductase refers to any of several classes of enzymes that catalyze the reduction of nitrite. There are two classes of NIRs. A multi heme enzyme
Nitrite_reductase
of sodium nitrite, and an apparent recent increase in suicides using sodium nitrite which had been ordered online. The usage of sodium nitrite as a suicide
Suicide_by_poisoning
Chemical compound
Hexyl nitrite has the formula C6H13NO2 and is a nitrite and more specifically, an alkyl nitrite. It is an ester of hexanol and nitrous acid. It has the
Hexyl_nitrite
Chemical compound
The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite with a chemical formula C2H5NO2. It may be prepared from ethanol. It is used as a reagent with
Ethyl_nitrite
Chemical compound
Calcium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(NO 2) 2. In this compound, as in all nitrites, nitrogen is in a +3 oxidation state
Calcium_nitrite
Chemical compound
Ammonium nitrite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula [NH4]NO2. It is the ammonium salt of nitrous acid. It is composed of ammonium cations
Ammonium_nitrite
Branch of cooking of prepared meat products, primarily from pork
converted into nitrites by bacterial action. Nitrite has multiple purposes in the curing process. One purpose is flavor, the nitrites giving a sharp,
Charcuterie
Canadian criminal (born 1965)
September 2026, with deaths in the U.K. being taken into account. Sodium nitrite, the substance that Law sold, is not restricted in Canada and is also a
Kenneth_Law
Chemical compound
Silver nitrite is an inorganic compound with the formula AgNO2. Silver nitrite is produced from the reaction between silver nitrate and an alkali nitrite, such
Silver_nitrite
Chemical compound
that is short lived because it converts to NO2 in the presence of ozone Nitrite (NO−2) Nitrous oxide (N2O) – "laughing gas", a linear molecule, isoelectronic
Nitrogen_dioxide
Combination drug
Sodium nitrite/sodium thiosulfate, sold under the brand name Nithiodote, is a fixed-dose combination medication used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning
Sodium nitrite/sodium thiosulfate
Sodium_nitrite/sodium_thiosulfate
Genus of bacteria
Nitrobacter play an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing nitrite into nitrate in soil and marine systems. Unlike plants, where electron
Nitrobacter
Organic compounds of the form >N–N=O
animals. A 2006 systematic review supports a "positive association between nitrite and nitrosamine intake and gastric cancer, between meat and processed meat
Nitrosamine
Protein family
The Formate-Nitrite Transporter (FNT) Family belongs to the Major Intrinsic Protein (MIP) Superfamily. FNT family members have been sequenced from Gram-negative
Formate-nitrite_transporter
Broad-spectrum poisoning
between those two processes. One antidote for cyanide poisoning, nitrite (i.e., via amyl nitrite), works by converting ferrohemoglobin to ferrihemoglobin, which
Cyanide_poisoning
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a microbial process of the nitrogen cycle
great surprise for the scientific community. In the anammox reaction, nitrite and ammonium ions are converted directly into diatomic nitrogen and water
Anammox
Functions of nitric oxide in organisms
in the blood. Standard pharmaceuticals such as nitroglycerine and amyl nitrite are precursors to nitric oxide. Low levels of nitric oxide production are
Biological functions of nitric oxide
Biological_functions_of_nitric_oxide
Pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing
modern dry cure hams also use nitrites (either sodium nitrite or potassium nitrite), which are added along with the salt. Nitrites are used because they prevent
Ham
Chemical, often household, breathed in to cause intoxication
isopropyl nitrite are sold in Europe because only isobutyl nitrite is prohibited. In France, the sale of products containing butyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite, or
Inhalant
Bengali chemist, educationist, nationalist, industrialist and philanthropist
mercurous nitrite. This work made way for a large number of investigative papers on nitrites and hyponitrites of different metals, and on nitrites of ammonia
Prafulla_Chandra_Ray
Chemical compound
nitrite and butyl nitrite, it acts as an antianginal due to vasodilation. The compound is colorless, volatile liquid. Inhaling the cyclohexyl nitrite
Cyclohexyl_nitrite
Chemical compound
Pentyl nitrite is a chemical compound with the molecular formula, classified as an alkyl nitrite, used as an antihypertensive medicine. It is also used
Pentyl_nitrite
Blue dye also used as a medication
for treating sodium nitrite overdoses, in particular when sodium nitrite is used as part of a suicide attempt. Isobutyl nitrite is one of the compounds
Methylene_blue
Photochemical reaction
also known as the Barton nitrite ester reaction, is a photochemical reaction that involves the photolysis of an alkyl nitrite to form a δ-nitroso alcohol
Barton_nitrite_ester_reaction
Chemical compound
potassium nitrate reaches a temperature-dependent equilibrium with potassium nitrite: 2 KNO3 ⇌ 2 KNO2 + O2 Potassium nitrate has a wide variety of uses, largely
Potassium_nitrate
Test to detect nitrite ions in aqueous solution
which detects the presence of nitrite ion in solution. One of its most important uses is the determination of nitrite in drinking water. The Griess diazotization
Griess_test
SHARON (Single reactor system for High activity Ammonium Removal Over Nitrite) is a sewage treatment process. A partial nitrification process of sewage
SHARON_Wastewater_Treatment
Chemical complexes containing one or more –NO2 ligands
chemistry, transition metal complexes of nitrite describes families of coordination complexes containing one or more nitrite (−NO2) ligands. Although the synthetic
Transition metal nitrite complex
Transition_metal_nitrite_complex
Diagnostic tool used in urinalysis
proteins, glucose, ketones, haemoglobin, bilirubin, urobilinogen, acetone, nitrite and leucocytes as well as testing of pH and specific gravity or to test
Urine_test_strip
Class of chemical compounds
A nitrate nitrite, or nitrite nitrate, is a coordination complex or other chemical compound that contains both nitrite (NO−2) and nitrate (NO−3) anions
Nitrate_nitrite
Chemical compound
containing sodium nitrate and nitrite, have been linked to gastric cancer and esophageal cancer. Sodium nitrate and nitrite are associated with a higher
Sodium_nitrate
Chemical compound
tert-Butyl nitrite is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)3CONO. A colorless liquid, it is the tert-butyl ester of nitrous acid and is typically
Tert-Butyl_nitrite
Chemical compound
sodium nitrite dissolved in liquid ammonia. A bright yellow substance deposited on the cathode. He called this disodium nitrite. The disodium nitrite could
Nitroxylic_acid
Chemical compound
Lithium nitrite is the lithium salt of nitrous acid, with formula LiNO2. This compound is hygroscopic and very soluble in water. It is used as a corrosion
Lithium_nitrite
Chemical compound, [NH3OH]Cl
(biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite) and in anammox (biological oxidation of nitrite and ammonium into dinitrogen gas) which are important
Hydroxylammonium_chloride
Class of functional groups with a –N=O group attached
compounds (e.g., nitrosamines, RN(−R’)−N=O), and O-nitroso compounds (alkyl nitrites; RO−N=O). Nitroso compounds can be prepared by the reduction of nitro compounds
Nitroso
Type of meat
concern about sodium nitrite is Nitrosation/nitrosylation, the formation of carcinogenic nitroso-compounds in meats containing sodium nitrite or potassium nitrate
Processed_meat
OXidation) is the name attributed to an organism that can convert ammonia into nitrite and then into nitrate through the process of nitrification. Nitrification
Comammox
Fish subjected to fermentation, pickling or smoking
These food preservation processes can include adding salt, nitrates, nitrite or sugar, can involve smoking and flavoring the fish, and may include cooking
Cured_fish
Biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into various chemical forms
variety of chemical forms including organic nitrogen, ammonium (NH+4), nitrite (NO−2), nitrate (NO−3), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitric oxide (NO) or inorganic
Nitrogen_cycle
Bacteria using nitrate and nitrite as a terminal electron acceptor
sediments and that use oxidized nitrogen compounds such as nitrate and nitrite in the absence of oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor. They metabolize
Denitrifying_bacteria
Chemical compound
which find application in quantitative inorganic analysis of nitrates, nitrite and sulfonamide in blood, using the Griess test. This compound can be prepared
N-(1-Naphthyl)ethylenediamine
Medication
patches. Nitroglycerin is a prodrug which must be denitrated, with the nitrite anion or a related species further reduced to produce the active metabolite
Nitroglycerin_(medication)
Genus of bacteria
ubiquitous bacterium that plays a role in the nitrogen cycle by performing nitrite oxidation in the second step of nitrification. Nitrospira live in a wide
Nitrospira
Chemical compound
Butyl nitrate is a colorless oil. It is often confused with butyl nitrite, which is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant. Butyl nitrate is an explosive
Butyl_nitrate
Chemical compound
monoprotic acid known only in solution, in the gas phase, and in the form of nitrite (NO− 2) salts. It was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who called it
Nitrous_acid
Phylum of bacteria
members of this phylum are major nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in surface waters in oceans. By oxidation of nitrite to nitrate they are important in the
Nitrospinota
Type of preserved meat
sausage include meat, fat, bacterial culture, salt, spices, sugar and nitrite. Nitrite is commonly added to fermented sausages to speed up the curing of meat
Fermented_sausage
Form of traditional food preservation
powder, vinegar, natural flavor, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, and sodium nitrite. Hormel potted meat: Beef tripe, mechanically separated chicken, beef hearts
Potted_meat
Chemical compound
compounds/nitrites: Nitrite (NO− 2); O-Nitroso compounds (alkyl nitrites): Amyl nitrite (isoamyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite) Cyclohexyl nitrite Ethyl nitrite Hexyl
Isosorbide_mononitrate
Chemical compound
Nickel(II) nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ni(NO2)2. Anhydrous nickel nitrite was first discovered in 1961 by Cyril Clifford
Nickel(II)_nitrite
function. Instead, the metabolism of anammox bacteria convert ammonium and nitrite into dinitrogen gas. Anammox bacteria are a wastewater treatment technique
Anammox for wastewater treatment
Anammox_for_wastewater_treatment
Class of enzymes
Nitrate reductases are molybdoenzymes that reduce nitrate (NO− 3) to nitrite (NO− 2). This reaction is critical for the production of protein in most
Nitrate_reductase
Sausage production processes
dry sausages involves curing salts, which contain sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate. Nitrites are used for all types of sausages and are the most common
Sausage_making
Device used to clean the heads of magnetic tape drives, such as video or audio players
Acetone, an effective solvent although it may damage plastics. Amyl nitrite and other nitrites marketed as video head cleaners. Xylene, an effective solvent
Tape_head_cleaner
Chemical compound
N2O4 adds to alkenes radically, giving mixtures of nitro compounds and nitrite esters. Pure or in entirely nonbasic solvents, the compounds autoionizes
Dinitrogen_tetroxide
Italian bacon made of pork belly meat
extracts, sodium erythorbate, garlic, sugar, sodium nitrate, and/or sodium nitrite. The pork belly skin is removed before the pork is salted and held in a
Pancetta
Anion and chemical group (–N3)
increases its thermodynamical stability. Azides decompose with nitrite compounds such as sodium nitrite. Each elementary redox reaction is also a comproportionation
Azide
Class of enzymes
In enzymology, a ferredoxin—nitrite reductase (EC 1.7.7.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction NH3 + 2 H2O + 6 oxidized ferredoxin ⇌ {\displaystyle
Ferredoxin—nitrite_reductase
Amino acid
citrulline accumulates in nitric oxide producing cells along with nitrate and nitrite, the stable end-products of nitric oxide breakdown. In bacteria, biosynthesis
Arginine
Condition of elevated methemoglobin in the blood
food, or it can be inherited. Substances involved may include benzocaine, nitrites, or dapsone. The underlying mechanism involves some of the iron in hemoglobin
Methemoglobinemia
Chemical element with atomic number 7 (N)
is not possible for its vertical neighbours; thus, the nitrogen oxides, nitrites, nitrates, nitro-, nitroso-, azo-, and diazo-compounds, azides, cyanates
Nitrogen
Medical condition
chemicals may be the culprit. Nitrite compounds dilate blood vessels, causing dull and pounding headaches with repeat exposure. Nitrite is found in dynamite,
Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal
Headache_attributed_to_a_substance_or_its_withdrawal
Chemical compound
test for the quantitative analysis of nitrite, at levels below 100 nanograms per milliliter, is based on nitrite-catalyzed coupling of 4-aminodiphenylamine
4-Aminodiphenylamine
Bacteria species
characterized for its capacity to couple anaerobic methane oxidation with nitrite reduction in anoxic environments. To acquire oxygen for methane oxidation
Methylomirabilis_oxyfera
Organic compounds of the form >C=N–OH
compounds. Thus alkyl nitrites react with carbon acids to give oximes: methyl ethyl ketone with ethyl nitrite, propiophenone with methyl nitrite, and phenacyl
Oxime
Canned meat product made from chopped and cured pork
Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphorate), smoke flavour, sugar, preservative (Sodium Nitrite), Spice extracts. whereas Princes Bacon Grill ingredients list is: Pork
Bacon_Grill
step in this process, patented by Raschig in 1887, is the reduction of nitrite with bisulfite towards hydroxylamine disulfonate, which is hydrolysed to
Raschig_hydroxylamine_process
Class of enzymes
NMO) is an enzyme with systematic name nitronate:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (nitrite-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction ethylnitronate
Nitronate_monooxygenase
Organic compound containing an –NO2 group
chloroacetate with sodium nitrite. (In general, alkali nitrites are unsuitable for Meyer reactions, as they give an equilibrium of mostly nitrite esters; but decarboxylation
Nitro_compound
that can form during food digestion. The presence of their precursors, nitrites, in cured meats, is controversial, because of a small connection to cancer
Nitrosamine formation during digestion
Nitrosamine_formation_during_digestion
Chemical compound
these include endothelial and autonomic dysfunction. Similar to other nitrites and organic nitrates, isosorbide dinitrate is converted to nitric oxide
Isosorbide_dinitrate
Colorless gas with the formula NO
involves the reduction of nitrous acid in the form of sodium nitrite or potassium nitrite: 2 NaNO2 + 2 NaI + 2 H2SO4 → I2 + 2 Na2SO4 + 2 H2O + 2 •NO 2
Nitric_oxide
Class of enzymes
Cytochrome c nitrite reductase (ccNiR) (EC 1.7.2.2) is a bacterial enzyme that catalyzes the six electron reduction of nitrite to ammonia; an important
Cytochrome c nitrite reductase
Cytochrome_c_nitrite_reductase
Vasodilating drug
compounds/nitrites: Nitrite (NO− 2); O-Nitroso compounds (alkyl nitrites): Amyl nitrite (isoamyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite) Cyclohexyl nitrite Ethyl nitrite Hexyl
PDE5_inhibitor
Preservation of food using salt
"curing salt" or "pink salt." It is typically a combination of salt and sodium nitrite, with the pink color added to distinguish it from ordinary salt.
Salting_(food)
Substance used for chemical testing
of potassium nitrite and concentrated sulfuric acid. 1 g of potassium nitrite is used for every 10 mL of sulfuric acid. Potassium nitrite may also be substituted
Liebermann_reagent
Substance designed to prevent decomposition
Common antimicrobial preservatives are presented in the table. Nitrates and nitrites are also antimicrobial. The detailed mechanism of these chemical compounds
Preservative
Italian dry-cured ham that is thinly sliced and served uncooked
two weeks. Salt is the only preservative used in the processing method, nitrites and nitrates are allowed. The ham is them hung for two to three months
Prosciutto
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Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Decourcey.Perhaps an altered spelling of French Courcy.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A narrator of hadith was so named
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Beautiful Cloud in the Sky
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Blackness; Skill
Boy/Male
Russian
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fragrant
Boy/Male
English
From Simon's Estate
Girl/Female
Biblical
City, vocation, meeting.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hereford.German : variant of Herfurth.
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n.
A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite.
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a bitter, astringent taste.
n.
A salt of vanadious acid, analogous to a nitrite or a phosphite.
n.
A salt of nitrous acid.