Nitrospan
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
Types & categories
- vasodilator hypernym
- nitrate hypernym
Parts & wholes
- blasting gelatin substance holonym
- cordite substance holonym
- dynamite substance holonym
- Nitrospan substance holonym
Related & opposite
- brand domain usage
Sense 2 noun
trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
Types & categories
- vasodilator hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Nitrospan substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | brand |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | blasting gelatin |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | cordite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | dynamite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | Nitrospan |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vasodilator |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nitrate |
| 2 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | Nitrospan |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vasodilator |