ni·tro·glyc·er·in also ni·tro·glyc·er·ine (n  tr -gl s  r-n, -tr-)n. A thick, pale yellow liquid, C3H5N3O9, that is explosive on concussion or exposure to sudden heat. It is used in the production of dynamite and blasting gelatin and as a vasodilator in medicine. |
| nitroglycerin (ntr-glsr-n) A thick, pale-yellow, explosive liquid formed by treating glycerin with nitric and sulfuric acids. It is used to make dynamite and in medicine to dilate blood vessels. Chemical formula: C3H5N3O9. |
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| Noun | 1. | nitroglycerin - 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) blasting gelatin - mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris vasodilative, vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) |
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