NITRIC OXIDE


Meaning of NITRIC OXIDE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1807

: a colorless poisonous gas NO formed by oxidation of nitrogen or ammonia that is present in the atmosphere and also in mammals where it is synthesized from arginine and oxygen and acts as a vasodilator and as a mediator of cell-to-cell communication

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