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Nitrite  

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  • [ChEBI] The nitrogen oxoanion formed by loss of a proton from nitrous acid.
  • [Wikipedia] The nitrite ion has the chemical formula NO−2. Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite can also refer to organic compounds with the -ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid.

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