NITROGLYCERINE

• (noun) 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 , nitroglycerin , nitrospan , nitrostat , trinitroglycerin

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