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Sodium nitrite is an ingredient used in curing salt for meat preservation and metal refinishing and is typically sold at lower concentrations.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
In his 1989 article, Duesberg had insisted that the true cause of AIDS was drug use by abusers and nitrite poppers favored by homosexuals.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Urinary nitrite is derived from the metabolism of dietary nitrates (leafy green vegetables) in the presence of bacteria, such as E. coli, which possess the enzyme nitrate reductase.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Although more research is needed, Vitamin C may help convert a compound in urine called nitrite into nitric oxide, which can kill harmful bacteria.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
In his 1989 article, Duesberg had insisted that the true cause of AIDS was drug use by abusers and nitrite poppers favored by homosexuals.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Urinary nitrite is derived from the metabolism of dietary nitrates (leafy green vegetables) in the presence of bacteria, such as E. coli, which possess the enzyme nitrate reductase.
—Neil Gaffin, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Although more research is needed, Vitamin C may help convert a compound in urine called nitrite into nitric oxide, which can kill harmful bacteria.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Nitrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrite. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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nitrite
noun
ni·trite
ˈnī-ˌtrīt 
: a salt of a certain unstable nitrogen-containing acid that is known only in solution or in the form of its salts
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