See Also: diethylnitrosamine(medicine)

Guianese (iou) and diethylnitrosamine (medicine)


Guianese (iou)



Guianese noun & adjective. M19.
[from Guiana (see below) + -ESE. Cf. GUYANESE.]
A. noun. Pl. same. A native or inhabitant of Guiana, a tropical region in north-eastern S. America. M19.
B. adjective. Of or pertaining to Guiana. L19.
Guianan noun & adjective (a) noun a Guianese; (b) adjective = GUIANESE adjective: M19.
Guianian noun & adjective = Guianan E17.

diethylnitrosamine (medicine)


diethylnitrosamine
<chemical> N-ethyl-n-nitrosoethanamine. A nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties.

Pharmacological action: alkylating agents, carcinogens, mutagens.

Chemical name: Ethanamine, N-ethyl-N-nitroso-