pentaerythritol

Noun

Meaning

a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Peritrate Penta tetranitrate pentaerythrite pentaerythritoltetranitrate

Hypernyms

vasodilator vasodilative

Examples

Pentaerythritol was first synthesized in 1891 by German chemists Bernhard Tollens and his student P. Wigand. Source: Internet

This forms the final product, Pentaerythritol. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pentaene pentaenoic pentaenoic acid pentaerythritol tetranitrate pentaerythrityl pentaethylacetophenone