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English noun: Nitrospan

1. Nitrospan (substance) 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)


Synonymsglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin


Broader (hypernym)nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator


Substance meronymblasting gelatin, cordite, dynamite, Nitrospan, Nitrostat

2. Nitrospan (artifact) trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris


SynonymsNitrostat


Broader (hypernym)vasodilative, vasodilator


Substance holonymglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin









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