Organic Chemical
diethylnitrosamine
Subclass of:
Nitrosamines
Definitions related to diethylnitrosamine:
  • A nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (n-nitrosodiethylamine) A synthetic light-sensitive, volatile, clear yellow oil that is soluble in water, lipids, and other organic solvents. It is used as gasoline and lubricant additive, antioxidant, and stabilizer for industry materials. When heated to decomposition, N-nitrosodiethylamine emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides. N-Nitrosodiethylamine affects DNA integrity, probably by alkylation, and is used in experimental research to induce liver tumorigenesis. It is considered to be reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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