Glyceryl trinitrate and Nitrate

Glyceryl trinitrate

Glyceryl trinitrate noun - 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 and glyceryl trinitrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nitrate" instead a noun phrase "Glyceryl trinitrate".

Nitrate

Nitrate noun - Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).
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Synonyms for Nitrate

Glyceryl trinitrate and nitrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Glyceryl trinitrate" with "Nitrate", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: nitration, nitre, nitric, nitrite, nitrating
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