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  • noun Plural form of nitrosyl.

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  • Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed the compounds, called dye-sensitized ruthenium nitrosyls, which are absorbed by cancer cells and respond to specific wavelengths of light by releasing nitric oxide, which triggers cell death.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • The compounds, called dye-sensitized ruthenium nitrosyls, are absorbed by cancer cells and respond to specific wavelengths of light by releasing nitric oxide, which triggers the cancer cells 'death, the researchers said.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

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