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glyceryl

glyceryl

1 9.9
A chemical group made from glycerol that can attach to other chemicals
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The doctor prescribed glyceryl trinitrate to help relieve the patient's chest pain.
  • glyceryl trinitrate
  • intravenous glyceryl
  • glyceryl trinitrate group

Examples

  • The proportion of patients with refractory angina and myocardial infarction among those treated with intravenous glyceryl trinitrate as primary therapy was assumed to be 40%.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Of the remaining 121 patients, 60 received diltiazem, and 61 were given glyceryl trinitrate.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Since our study was to be double-blind, the dose of glyceryl trinitrate had to be fixed.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Continuous perfusion of glyceryl trinitrate was started at an initial rate of 1.5 mg/h.

    Academic text (2000)
  • 42 patients (15 diltiazem, 27 glyceryl trinitrate) did not complete the full 48-hour treatment period.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The systolic blood pressure fell significantly in both groups, but the drop was greater in the glyceryl trinitrate group (T=60 and 180 min).

    Academic text (1995)
  • In patients with acute stroke and high blood pressure (BP), does glyceryl trinitrate (nitric oxide) safely improve outcomes?

    Academic text (2015)
  • If systolic blood pressure was above 180 mm Hg, 1 mg intravenous glyceryl trinitrate was administered.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Terlipressin, a synthetic analogue of vasopressin with a longer half-life, combined with glyceryl trinitrate, reduces but does not eliminate side effects.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Further doses of morphine (2 mg), furosemide (20 mg), and glyceryl trinitrate were unrestricted according to clinical response.

    Academic text (2000)

Compounds

glyceryl ester
  • Specialized
7.7

A part of fats and oils that forms when glycerol and an acid join

glyceryl trinitrate
  • Specialized
6.6

A strong chemical used as a medicine to relieve chest pain and in explosives

Surface Forms

glyceryl singular
glyceryls plural

Morphology

glyceryl = glycerol (semi-transparent) = glycer + yl

The suffix '-yl' indicates a radical derived from the base compound, which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Glyceryl comes from glycerol, which in turn comes from the old Greek word glykys meaning 'sweet'. So glyceryl is the name for the 'glycerol' part of a molecule that joins to other parts.