Assertion: sodium nitrate | /r/CapableOf | convert to sodium nitrite
Facets:
value: theoretically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: But, near the turn of the 20th century, meat producers made an important discovery: When sodium nitrate interacts with bacteria in meat, it converts to sodium nitrite.
text: Even though sodium nitrate can theoretically convert into sodium nitrite, it seems that only low concentrations of nitrite protect the body against tissue injury.