Noun: nitroglycerin ,nI-tru'gli-su-rin
- A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator
"The patient took nitroglycerin tablets to relieve chest pain";
- nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, nitro
Derived forms: nitroglycerins
Type of: nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator
Part of: blasting gelatin, cordite, dynamite, Nitrospan, Nitrostat
Encyclopedia: Nitroglycerin