Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nitrate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Nitrostat | Yes | No | No | No |
nitrate (noun) | Nitrostat (noun) |
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any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris |
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) |
nitrate (verb) | Nitrostat (verb) |
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treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate |