English noun: nitroglycerin | |||
| 1. | nitroglycerin (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) | ||
| Synonyms | glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator | ||
| Substance meronym | blasting gelatin, cordite, dynamite, Nitrospan, Nitrostat | ||