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