OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36937

nitric oxide

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óxido nítrico
the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.
In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.
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