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dimethylnitrosamine

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di⋅meth⋅yl⋅ni⋅tros⋅a⋅mine

  [dahy-meth-uhl-nahy-troh-suh-meen, -nahy-trohs-am-in]
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–noun Chemistry.
a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C2H6N2O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA
Origin:
1960–65; dimethyl + nitrosamine
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di·meth·yl·ni·tros·a·mine   (dī-měth'əl-nī-trō'sə-mēn', -nī'trō-sām'ĭn)   
n.  A carcinogenic nitrosamine, C2H6N2O, that occurs in tobacco smoke and certain foods.
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Main Entry: di·meth·yl·ni·tros·amine
Pronunciation: (")dI-"meth-&l-(")nI-'trO-s&-"mEn
Function: noun
: acarcinogenic nitrosamine C2H6N2O that occurs especially in tobacco smoke called also nitrosodimethylamine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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