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  • noun Plural form of nitrosamine.

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Examples

  • The by-products of this process are potential cancer-causing substances called nitrosamines and toxic lysinoalanine.

    Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010

  • On top of that, beer contains compounds known as nitrosamines, which cause cancer in animals.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • A cascade of events can convert these compounds into what are called nitrosamines, and many, but not all, nitrosamines are linked to cancer.

    High Plains Journal: Ag News 2010

  • "Moreover, the strikingly higher and climbing mortality rates in older age brackets suggest that aging and/or longer durations of exposure have greater impacts on progression and severity of these diseases." nitrates belong to a class of chemicals called nitrosamines that are created by a chemical reaction between nitrites or other proteins.

    NaturalNews.com 2009

  • According to nutritionists, the stomach can convert nitrites into chemicals known as nitrosamines, which are potentially carcinogenic.

    Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More! 2009

  • It’s true that nitrites, which help preserve meat by killing potentially toxic bacteria, can be converted into carcinogens called nitrosamines by the stomach.

    Baby and child health and safety news roundup 2009

  • It’s true that nitrites, which help preserve meat by killing potentially toxic bacteria, can be converted into carcinogens called nitrosamines by the stomach.

    Q&A: Nitrates in sandwich meat? 2009

  • It’s true that nitrites, which help preserve meat by killing potentially toxic bacteria, can be converted into carcinogens called nitrosamines by the stomach.

    Baby and child health and safety news roundup 2009

  • It’s true that nitrites, which help preserve meat by killing potentially toxic bacteria, can be converted into carcinogens called nitrosamines by the stomach.

    Q&A: Nitrates in sandwich meat? 2009

  • They’re common pH stabilizers, but when they’re exposed to air, they form potentially irritating substances called nitrosamines.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

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