tetranitrate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tetranitrate
Example Sentences
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PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is hard to detect.
From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2010
By early evening, emergency officials had contained the spill of PETN, or the powerful explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate, according to Karen Fox, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina State Ports Authority.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2010
Thus the tetranitrate yields only 46.4 of denitrated fibre in place of the calculated 66.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.
Erythrol tetranitrate is preferred by some clinicians who find that its effect lasts somewhat longer.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
The majority of cases will do well on the sodium nitrite or erythrol tetranitrate.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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