different between nitrite vs azotite

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'tr?t, IPA^(key): /?na?.t?a?t/

Noun

nitrite (countable and uncountable, plural nitrites)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
2. (chemistry) The univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂^-

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• nittier

Italian

Verb

nitrite

1. second-person plural present indicative of nitrire
2. second-person plural imperative of nitrire
3. masculine plural of nitrito

Anagrams

• ritenti, ritinte

English

Etymology

azote +? -ite

Noun

azotite (plural azotites)

1. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) nitrite

See also

• azotate

References

• azotite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “azotite”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume I (A–C), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.

French

Etymology

azote +? -ite

Noun

azotite m (plural azotites)

1. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) nitrite