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Medicines called Nitrates are commonly used to treat angina, a symptom of heart disease, which causes pain in the chest, jaw, or arm.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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If English railway shares fall, he is exultant or depressed, according to the operations of his broker; he may be roused into almost hysterical delight by a rise in "Nitrates" or "Chilians," or any of the thousands of securities in which stockbrokers deal.
Side Lights James Runciman 1871
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Nitrates from lawn treatment are probably the only thing that would make sense in my case; I don't shoot guns and there were no fireworks around that time.
Making Light: Beating airport chemical detection systems 2010
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Nitrates have been linked to cancer and birth defects.
John Robbins: The Brutality of Factory Farms: An Inside Look (VIDEO) 2010
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Nitrates in the body are converted into carcinogens or cancer causing agents.
A Greener You 2009
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_Mercury and hydroquinone in cosmetics (soaps and creams) _Nitrates and nitrites in meat processing and preservation of tin foods.
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Nitrates can also come from rainfall, animal manure and nitrogen fertilizers.
Nitrogen 2009
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Ginny goosed him, making him giggle, and said Nitrates, coming up.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: PAINTERLAND Maggie Jochild 2007
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Nitrates are pregnant or appropriate unless specifically indicated otherwise.
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_Mercury and hydroquinone in cosmetics (soaps and creams) _Nitrates and nitrites in meat processing and preservation of tin foods.
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