MANNITOL HEXANITRATE


Meaning of MANNITOL HEXANITRATE in English

noun

: an explosive crystalline ester C 6 H 8 (NO 3 ) 6 made by nitration of mannitol and used in blasting caps and in medicine in admixture with a carbohydrate (as lactose) in the treatment of angina pectoris and vascular hypertension

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