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noun
A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
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