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Nitroglycerine is commonly known as an explosive? liquid used in construction? or demolition? and is a component of dynamite.

In medicine nitroglycerine is used for heart? medication.


What is the compound / chemical constituants?

Why is it explosive??

Why is it used as a medicine? Another name used commonly in medical context is [glyceryl trinitrate]? because nitroglycerine is a chemical compound of [nitric acid]? and glycerine. It can be clearly seen why is is called trinitrate in this chemical formula :

    CH2(=0)-NO2
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    CH2(=0)-NO2
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    CH2(=0)-NO2

The principal action of nitroglycerine is vasodilatation? that is widening of [blood vessel]?s. The main effect of nitroglicerine is

All in all, to better understand it, one must delve more deeply into blood circulation physiology.


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