Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The group, N2O, having a divalent nitrogen atom bonded to a nitrogen atom that is doubly bonded to an oxygen atom, or any of a series of organic compounds having two alkyl groups bonded to this group. Nitrosamines are present in various food products and are carcinogenic in laboratory animals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A class-name of compounds which contain the group , where R is an alphyl group such as phenyl, C6H5, and R' is an alkyl such as methyl, CH3. They are formed by the action of nitrous acid on secondary aromatic, aliphatic amines.
- noun Same as
nitrosamine red .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry a
divalent functional group , >N.N=O - noun chemistry any of a
class oforganic compounds containing this group; prepared by thereaction ofamines withnitrites ; they arecarcinogenic
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Concerns on the cancer risks of talc, dioxane, formaldehyde, nitrosamine and ethylene oxide, besides other prohibited and restricted carcinogenic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products, are not new.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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A third carcinogen, not recognized by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is nitrosamine, also of quaterniums, besides other precursors.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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The second ingredient, quaternium, is a precursor of two carcinogens, formaldehyde and nitrosamine.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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The second ingredient, quaternium, is a precursor of two carcinogens, formaldehyde and nitrosamine.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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The second ingredient, quaternium, is a precursor of two carcinogens, formaldehyde and nitrosamine.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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A third carcinogen, not recognized by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is nitrosamine, also of quaterniums, besides other precursors.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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The second ingredient, quaternium, is a precursor of two carcinogens, formaldehyde and nitrosamine.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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There are three carcinogenic ingredients in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo, dioxane, formaldehyde and nitrosamine.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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Concerns on the cancer risks of talc, dioxane, formaldehyde, nitrosamine and ethylene oxide, besides other prohibited and restricted carcinogenic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products, are not new.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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A third carcinogen, not recognized by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is nitrosamine, also of quaterniums, besides other precursors.
Samuel S. Epstein: Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo Samuel S. Epstein 2011
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