nitric oxide en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157:
Coordinates
nitrogen dioxide · nitrous oxide
Hypernyms
substance · material · nitrogen oxide · NOx · oxide · compound
Translations (10)
fi typpioksidi (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · cmn 一氧化氮 (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · fr monoxyde d’azote (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · pt óxido nítrico (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · ro oxid de azot (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · it ossido di azoto (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · ja 一酸化窒素 (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · sv kväveoxid (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · es óxido nítrico (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) · de Stickoxid (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen)