sodium nitrite
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.di.əm ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/
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Noun
sodium nitrite (countable and uncountable, plural sodium nitrites)
- (chemistry) The sodium salt of nitrous acid, NaNO2; used as a food preservative and in many industrial applications.
Synonyms
- E250 when used as a preservative
- sal prunella (obsolete)