sodium nitrite

English

Noun

sodium nitrite (countable and uncountable, plural sodium nitrites)

  1. (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)
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