glyceryl_trinitrate | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,medicine,pharmacology) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | |
Synonyms: | nitroglycerine trinitroglycerin nitrospan nitrostat nitroglycerin | |
Related terms: | compound nitrate vasodilator dynamite Nitrospan cordite blasting_gelatin trade_name | |
Similar spelling: |
glycerol_tristearate glycerol_tripalmitate glycerol_trimargarate |