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TARTRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A salt or ester of tartaric acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tartrate" is a kind of...):
salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tartrate"):
antimony potassium tartrate; tartar emetic (a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine)
bitartrate (an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate)
Context examples:
The tartrate salt form of levalbuterol, the R-enantiomer of the short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist albuterol, with bronchodilator activity.
(Levalbuterol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Phendimetrazine tartrate is a prodrug that is hydrolyzed to the active metabolite phenmetrazine, which competes with norepinephrine and dopamine for their presynaptic transporters, thereby blocks the reuptake of these monoamines at the neuronal junctions.
(Phendimetrazine Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called varenicline tartrate.
(Chantix, NCI Dictionary)
Also called vinorelbine tartrate.
(Navelbine, NCI Dictionary)
Upon ocular administration, brimonidine tartrate acts on the blood vessels causing them to constrict which leads to a decrease in the production of aqueous humor.
(Brimonidine Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Levorphanol tartrate mimics the actions of endogenous peptides at CNS opioid receptors, thereby producing the characteristic morphine-like effects on the mu-opioid receptor, including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.
(Levorphanol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
The tartrate salt form of metoprolol, a cardioselective competitive beta-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist with antihypertensive properties and devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
(Metoprolol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A dietary supplement containing the levo-enantiomers of carnitine and tartrate with potential chemoprotective and antioxidant activities.
(L-Carnitine L-Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Ergotamine tartrate selectively binds to alpha-adrenergic receptors thereby stimulating vascular smooth muscle and causing vasoconstriction in both arteries and veins.
(Ergotamine Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Brimonidine tartrate also enhances the outflow of aqueous humor.
(Brimonidine Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
