See Also:

nitrosamine (iou) and ity (oh)


nitrosamine (iou)



nitrosamine noun. L19.
[from NITROS(O- + AMINE.]
Organic Chemistry. Any of a class of compounds containing the group :NNO attached to alkyl or aryl groups, formed by the action of nitrites or nitrogen oxides on amines.

ity (oh)



[Language: Old French; Origin: -ite, from Latin -itas]
the state of having a particular quality, or something that has that quality
::with great regularity (=regularly)
::such stupidities (=stupid actions or remarks)