nitroglycerin

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nitroglycerin Definition

• (n) 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)

nitroglycerin Synonyms

• glyceryl trinitrate
• nitroglycerin
• nitroglycerine
• Nitrospan
• Nitrostat
• trinitroglycerin