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Descriptor English:
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Sodium Nitrite
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Nitrito de Sodio
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Nitrito de Sódio
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Synonyms English:
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Nitrite, Sodium
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Tree Number:
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D01.625.600.600.800
D01.857.775
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Definition English:
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Nitrous acid sodium salt. Used in many industrial processes, in meat curing, coloring, and preserving, and as a reagent in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES. It is used therapeutically as an antidote in cyanide poisoning. The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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a food preservative & chem reagent; D25-26 qualif
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Pharmacological Action:
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Food Preservatives
Indicators and Reagents
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History Note English:
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91(79); was see under NITRITES 1979-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13363
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Unique Identifier:
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D012977
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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