isosorbide dinitrate

[ahy-suh-sawr-bahyd dahy-nahy-treyt, -sohr-]

i·so·sor·bide di·ni·trate

[ahy-suh-sawr-bahyd dahy-nahy-treyt, -sohr-]
noun Pharmacology.
a coronary vasodilator, C6H8N2O8, used in the prophylaxis and treatment of angina.

Origin:
iso- + sorb(itol) + -ide; di-1 + nitrate
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Isosorbide dinitrate has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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