mononitraten.
/mɒnə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪtreɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈnaɪˌtreɪt/ Chemistry.
A compound having one nitrate group in the molecule.
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1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 56 The mononitrate is formed by dissolving bismuth to saturation in warm dilute nitric acid.
1920 Science 1 Oct. 320/2 A critical study of the results of Will..indicates that his designations α- and β- for the mononitrates should be interchanged.
1954 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 225 498 The partial pressure of acetone over solutions of glycol mononitrate has been measured at 20°C.
2000 Hepatology 31 324 The addition of isosorbide mononitrate to nadolol decreases the rate of variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and varices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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