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- noun Plural form of
nitrite .
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Examples
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Bada discovered that the reactions were producing chemicals called nitrites, which destroy amino acids as quickly as they form.
Primordial Soup's On: Scientists Repeat Evolution's Most Famous Experiment - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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As a result of these putrefactive changes, the nitrogen products of animal life are broken frequently into compounds as simple as ammonia (NH3), or into compounds which the chemists speak of as nitrites (Fig. 25 at D).
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Professor Declan Naughton, Professor of Biomolecular Sciences at Kingston University in South West London, cautioned sportsmen and women against trying to improve their performance by taking drugs known as nitrites without clinical supervision.
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Scientists are now concerned that preservative chemicals known as nitrites may be to blame by triggering a chain reaction that promotes the growth of cancer.
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But it’s possible that your headaches are triggered by additives in foods often heated in microwaves, such as nitrites and nitrates in certain meats and monosodium glutamate in packaged foods.
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But it’s possible that your headaches are triggered by additives in foods often heated in microwaves, such as nitrites and nitrates in certain meats and monosodium glutamate in packaged foods.
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Hu says the high amount of sodium and nitrites in processed meats are potential factors that increase diabetes risk.
Red, processed meat linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes 2011
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Exactly how processed meats do their dirty work is not clear; it could be their nitrites, saturated fat or other ingredients.
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Even if a food does not taste terribly salty (bagels can have over 400 milligrams of sodium), the presence of ingredients like monosodium glutamate (MSG), baking soda and baking powder, and nitrites should tip you off—you will be surprised at the sodium content of many foods if you read the nutrition labels.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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Cold cuts are often loaded with sodium as well as nitrates and nitrites, preservatives that have been linked to an increased risk of cancer.
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