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Nitrite vs Metabisulfite - What's the difference?

nitrite | metabisulfite |

As nouns the difference between nitrite and metabisulfite

is that nitrite is any salt or ester of nitrous acid while metabisulfite is the oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.

nitrite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any salt or ester of nitrous acid
  • (chemistry) the univalent radical -NO2, and the anion NO2-

    • Derived terms

    * alkyl nitrite * amyl nitrite * butyl nitrite * cyclohexyl nitrite * ethyl nitrite * isopropyl nitrite * nitritoid * sodium nitrite * sulfonitrite, sulphonitrite

    metabisulfite

    English

    Alternative forms

    *metabisulphite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion

    • Derived terms

    *metabisulfite test *sodium metabisulfite *potassium metabisulfite