sodium nitrite

English

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)

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