Dimethylnitrosamine

/ˌdaɪˈmɛθəlnaɪˈtroʊsəˌmin/ noun

Definition

A toxic carcinogenic compound (CH₃)₂NNO formed when dimethylamine reacts with nitrites, found in processed meats and known to cause cancer in laboratory animals.

Etymology

From dimethyl (two methyl groups) + nitros (containing nitrogen oxide) + amine (nitrogen-containing). The compound is formed by nitrosation—adding a nitroso group (NO) to an amine.

Kelly Says

Dimethylnitrosamine is why many countries banned nitrites in processed meats—studies showed it causes cancer, leading food manufacturers to switch to safer preservatives, a rare victory of chemistry protecting public health.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲሜትልኒትሮሳሚን
dee-mee-til nee-troh-sah-mee-n
ARالعربية
أحادي ميثيل النيتروزامين
a-ha-dee mee-thee-l an-nee-troh-zah-meen
BNবাংলা
ডাইমিথিলনিট্রোসামিন
dai-mee-thil nee-troh-sa-amin
CACatalà
dimetilnitrosamina
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-mee-nah
CSČeština
dimethylnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-meen
DADansk
dimethylnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-meen
DEDeutsch
Dimethylnitrosamin
dee-me-til-nee-troh-sah-meen
ELΕλληνικά
διμεθυλνιτρώσωμα
dee-meh-thee-l nee-troh-soh-mah
ESEspañol
dimetilnitrosamina
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-mee-nah
FAفارسی
dimetilnitrozamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-min
FISuomi
dimetyyliinitrosamiini
dee-meh-tee-lee-lee nee-troh-sah-mee-nee
FRFrançais
diméthylnitrosamine
dee-me-teel nee-troh-sah-meen
GUGU
ડાયમેટિલનિટ્રોસામિન
dai-meh-teel nee-troh-sa-amin
HAHA
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
HEעברית
דיאמתיל ניטרוזמין
dee-ah-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-meen
HIहिन्दी
डाइमेथिलनिट्रोसामिन
dai-me-thil nee-troh-sa-amin
HUMagyar
dimetilnitrozamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-min
IDBahasa Indonesia
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
IGIG
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
ITItaliano
dimetilnitrosamina
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-mee-nah
JA日本語
ジメチルニトロソアミン
ji-me-chi-ru ni-tro-so-a-min
KKKK
диметилнитрозамин
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-min
KMKM
ឌីម៉ែតិលនិត្រូសាមីន
dee-mee-thel nee-troh-sah-meen
KO한국어
디메틸니트로사민
di-me-til ni-teo-ro-sa-min
MRMR
डायमेथिलनिट्रोसामिन
dai-me-thil nee-troh-sa-amin
MSBahasa Melayu
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
MYမြန်မာ
တွဲမြောက်နိုင်တရိုစီမင်း
tweh-mee-htaw-nay-troh-see-min
NLNederlands
dimethylnitrosamine
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-meen
NONorsk
dimethylnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-meen
PAPA
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
PLPolski
dimetylnitrozamin
dee-me-t-leen nee-troh-zah-min
PTPortuguês
dimetilnitrosamina
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-mee-nah
RORomână
dimetilnitrozamină
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-min-ah
RUРусский
диметилнитрозамин
di-metil-ni-tro-za-min
SVSvenska
dimetyl nitrosamin
dee-me-til nee-troh-sah-min
SWKiswahili
dimethylnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
TAதமிழ்
டைமெத்தில்நைட்ரோசாமைன்
tai-me-thil-la-na-i-troh-sa-a-min
TEతెలుగు
డైమెథిల్నిట్రోసాミン
dai-me-thil nee-troh-sa-amin
THไทย
ไดเมทิลไนทริต
dai-met-il nai-trit
TLTL
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
TRTürkçe
dimetilnitrozamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-zah-min
UKУкраїнська
диметилнітрозамін
di-metil-nee-troh-zah-min
URاردو
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
VITiếng Việt
đimetyl nitrosamin
dee-me-tyl nee-troh-sah-min
YOYO
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min
ZH中文
二甲基亚硝胺
èr jiǎo jī yà xiào àn
ZUZU
dimetilnitrosamin
dee-meh-teel nee-troh-sah-min

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