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