Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound (C3H5N3O9) produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric and sulphuric acids on glycerin at low temperatures.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called
glycerin nitrate ; also calledtrinitroglycerin andglyceryl trinitrate . It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name ofglonion .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
nitroglycerine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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)
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Examples
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The heart drug nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide by the body and widens blood vessels, easing the pain of angina.
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The next step was to elucidate the mechanism by which nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide by vascular smooth muscle.
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Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a product in which the explosion-prone nitroglycerin is curbed by being absorbed in kieselguhr, a porous soil rich in shells of diatoms.
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Therefore, nitroglycerin is often used by patients with angina pectoris.
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Experts say there may be a link between cluster headaches and some medications, such as nitroglycerin, which is used for the treatment of heart disease.
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Experts say there may be a link between cluster headaches and some medications, such as nitroglycerin, which is used for the treatment of heart disease.
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People compare it to nitroglycerin, which is something us older guys remember growing up as kids.
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The problem is a lot of people who do have heart failure will also take a medication known as nitroglycerin, which does the exact same thing.
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The nitroglycerin will be the heavy oil on the bottom of the washing tank.
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The chemical may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels, the FDA said.
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