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NITRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or containing nitrogen
Example:
nitric acid
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
nitrogen (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)
Derivation:
nitre ((KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes guanylate cyclase soluble subunit alpha-2 protein, is involved in cyclic GMP biosynthesis and nitric oxide binding.
(GUCY1A2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, nebivolol potentiates nitric oxide (NO), thereby relaxing vascular smooth muscle and exerting a vasodilatory effect.
(Nebivolol, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and an antiangiogenesis agent.
(NG-nitro-L-arginine, NCI Dictionary)
Nitric oxide is an important intercellular signaling molecule and inhibition of nitric oxide synthase effects many wide-ranging body processes and systems.
(Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)
Nitric oxide synthase, brain (1434 aa, ~161 kDa) is encoded by the human NOS1 gene.
(Nitric Oxide Synthase, Brain, NCI Thesaurus)
Nitric oxide synthase, endothelial (1203 aa, ~133 kDa) is encoded by the human NOS3 gene.
(Nitric Oxide Synthase, Endothelial, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the nitric oxide in a biological specimen.
(Nitric Oxide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An amino acid derivative and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor with potential antineoplastic and antiangiogenic activities.
(NG-nitro-L-arginine, NCI Thesaurus)
A nerve cell that uses nitric oxide as its neurotransmitter.
(Nitrergic Neuron, NCI Thesaurus)
Nitric oxide is endothelium-derived relaxing factor.
(Nitric Oxide, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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