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trinitroglycerin

/ˌtraɪ.naɪ.trəʊˈɡlɪs.ər.ɪn/

Tradução: Líquido oleoso, amarelo e tóxico, obtido pela nitração da glicerina, usado como explosivo e, na medicina, como vasodilatador. Também é chamado de nitroglicerina.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˌtraɪ.naɪ.trəʊˈɡlɪs.ər.ɪn/

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A heavy, yellow, poisonous, oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol, used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator.

  • 🇵🇹Líquido oleoso, amarelo e tóxico, obtido pela nitração da glicerina, usado como explosivo e, na medicina, como vasodilatador. Também é chamado de nitroglicerina.
  1. Explosive compound C1 formal scientific

    A heavy, yellow, poisonous, oily liquid produced by nitrating glycerol, used in the manufacture of explosives such as dynamite.

    • Trinitroglycerin is a key component in many industrial explosives.
    • The chemical stability of trinitroglycerin requires careful handling.
    • Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite stabilized trinitroglycerin for safe use.

    🇵🇹Composto explosivo

    Sinônimos: glyceryl trinitratenitroglycerinnitroglycerine

  2. Medical vasodilator C1 formal medical

    A medication used to dilate blood vessels, primarily to treat angina pectoris and heart conditions, also known as nitroglycerin.

    • Doctors prescribe trinitroglycerin to relieve chest pain from angina.
    • The patient took a sublingual tablet of trinitroglycerin for immediate relief.
    • Trinitroglycerin is available under brand names like Nitrostat and Nitrospan.

    🇵🇹Vasodilatador medicamentoso

    Sinônimos: glyceryl trinitratenitroglycerin

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