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2. Sodium nitrite - Wikipedia

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   Infobox references. Sodium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na N O 2. It is a white to slightly yellowish crystalline powder that is very soluble in water and is hygroscopic. From an industrial perspective, it is the most important nitrite salt.

3. Curing (food preservation) - Wikipedia

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   Curing is any of various food preservation and flavoring processes of foods such as meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt, with the aim of drawing moisture out of the food by the process of osmosis. Because curing increases the solute concentration in the food and hence decreases its water potential, the food becomes inhospitable ...

4. Nitrite - Wikipedia

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   Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. [1] The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite also refers to organic compounds having the –ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid.

5. Sodium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   Sodium nitrate is a white deliquescent solid very soluble in water. It is a readily available source of the nitrate anion (NO 3−), which is useful in several reactions carried out on industrial scales for the production of fertilizers, pyrotechnics, smoke bombs and other explosives, glass and pottery enamels, food preservatives (esp. meats ...

6. Potassium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula K N O. 3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K + and nitrate ions NO 3−, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter (or nitre outside the US). [5]

7. Potassium nitrite - Wikipedia

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   Potassium nitrite (distinct from potassium nitrate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula K N O 2. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K + and nitrite ions NO 2 −, which forms a white or slightly yellow, hygroscopic crystalline powder that is soluble in water. [1] It is a strong oxidizer and may accelerate the combustion of ...