NITRITE

nitrite. Nitrite, n. a salt formed by the nitrous acid, with a base

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Ni″trite (?), n. [[Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.]] (Chem.) A salt of nitrous acid. Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.