dimethylnitrosamine

English

Etymology

dimethyl +‎ nitrosamine

Noun

dimethylnitrosamine (countable and uncountable, plural dimethylnitrosamines)

1. (organic chemistry) The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic

Synonyms

• DMN
• nitrosodimethylamine (“NDMA”)

Hyponyms

• N-nitrosodimethylamine

Related terms

• amine
• -amine
• di-
• dimethyl
• dimethylamine
• methyl-
• methyl
• nitrosamine
• nitroso