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mannitol hexanitrate

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noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 6 H 8 N 6 O 1 8 , used as a fulminating agent in percussion caps and in the treatment of hypertension and coronary insufficiency.

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To ease his heart pains he takes mannitol hexanitrate tablets and chases them with Martinis.

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