nitroglycerin
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: trinitroglycerin glyceryl_trinitrate nitrospan nitrostat nitroglycerine
Related terms: compound nitrate vasodilator dynamite Nitrospan cordite blasting_gelatin trade_name
Similar spelling:   nitroglycerine
  nitrogenous
  nitrogenize
  nitrogenise
  nitrogenase
  nitrocalcite
  nitrogen_oxide
  nitrogen_cycle