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pentaerythritol tetranitrate
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noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C5H8N4O12, used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
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Also called PETN
Origin of pentaerythritol tetranitrate
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby pentaerythritol tetranitrate
pentacle, pentad, pentadactyl, pentadecagon, pentaerythritol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron, Pentagonese, pentagonoid, Pentagon Papers
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How to use pentaerythritol tetranitrate in a sentence
Wood gum, from beech wood, gave a tetranitrate (C10 formula) insoluble in all the usual solvents for this group of esters.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. CrossThus the tetranitrate yields only 46.4 of denitrated fibre in place of the calculated 66.
Researches on Cellulose|C. F. CrossThe majority of cases will do well on the sodium nitrite or erythrol tetranitrate.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield