nitric oxide
Blood vessel relaxant
Nitric oxide is a colorless gas consisting of one nitrogen and one oxygen atom (NO).
In the body, it functions as a signaling molecule that relaxes blood vessels, regulates blood pressure, and enables neurotransmission.
Viagra works by enhancing nitric oxide's effects.
Industrially, nitric oxide is a precursor in producing nitric acid.
Not to be confused with nitrous oxide, the anesthetic known as laughing gas.
Movement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- blood vesselsTubes carrying circulating fluid
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
arteries · cardiovascular · vasodilator · hypertension · perfusion · coronary · angina · erectile function
Having two atoms
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- NOForceful denial word
- inorganicNot from living matter
- compoundCombined into one
covalent bond · free radical · paramagnetic · molecular formula · colorless · short-lived · gaseous · synthesis
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- exhaustUse up entirely
particulates · acid rain · combustion · industrial · tailpipe · atmospheric · inhalation · hazardous
Nerve signal crossing point
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- brain functionNeural processing capacity
- memoryMind's retention capacity
learning · neural · neuroscience · neuronal · neurovascular · central nervous system
Engulfing immune cell
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
- inducibleCapable of being triggered
sepsis · phagocytosis · cytokines · immune response · bacterial · infection · white blood cells · parasites
Residual category abbreviation
- citrullineUrea cycle amino acid
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
substrate · tetrahydrobiopterin · heme · oxidation · redox · homeostasis
blood flow
Movement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- blood vesselsTubes carrying circulating fluid
blood pressure · arteries · cardiovascular · vasodilator · hypertension · perfusion · coronary · angina · erectile function · Viagra
diatomic
Having two atoms
compound · covalent bond · free radical · paramagnetic · molecular formula · colorless · short-lived · gaseous · synthesis · ppm
smog
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
exhaust · particulates · acid rain · combustion · industrial · tailpipe · atmospheric · inhalation · hazardous · fossil fuels
synapse
Nerve signal crossing point
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- brain functionNeural processing capacity
memory · learning · neural · neuroscience · neuronal · neurovascular · central nervous system
macrophage
Engulfing immune cell
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
inducible · sepsis · phagocytosis · cytokines · immune response · bacterial · infection · white blood cells · parasites
NOS
Residual category abbreviation
- citrullineUrea cycle amino acid
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
biosynthesis · substrate · tetrahydrobiopterin · heme · oxidation · redox · homeostasis
- nitrogen radicals
- gasesgas, air, helium, hydrogen, argon
- Inorganic Compoundssodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide
- Air Pollutantssmoke, smog, soot, exhaust, fumes
- compoundscompound word, compound sentence, compound noun, compound interest, compound fracture
- industrial gasesargon, helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, CO2
nitric oxidenitrogen dioxide
Toxic atmospheric contaminant from combustion
oxygen · clean air · carbon monoxide · nitrogen · carbon dioxide
oxygen, nitroglycerin, oxide, nitrogen, nitrate, nitrous, nitrite, nitric, nitrogenous