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nitroglucose

nitroglucose noun: a compound derived from glucose by the action of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, given as an arterial stimulant.

Noun

nitroglucose (uncountable)

  1. A compound derived from glucose by the action of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, given as an arterial stimulant.

Origin of nitroglucose

From nitro- + glucose.

Questions about nitroglucose

What does nitroglucose mean?
Nitroglucose means a compound derived from glucose by the action of nitric acid and sulfuric acid, given as an arterial stimulant.
What part of speech is nitroglucose?
Nitroglucose is a noun.

Words near nitroglucose in the dictionary

  1. nitrogenizing
  2. nitrogenless
  3. nitrogenlike
  4. nitrogenous
  5. nitrogens
  6. nitroglucose
  7. nitroglycerin
  8. nitroglycerine
  9. nitroglycerines
  10. nitroglycerins
  11. nitroglycol

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