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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nitroglycerin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin |
| Type of | nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator |
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Nitroglycerin is often prescribed to be taken on an as-needed basis for angina.
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Transdermal nitroglycerin therapy may not prevent early postmenopausal bone loss.
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Nitroglycerin is so old that a proper clinical trial has never been formally done.
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The latter two sites contained 110 pounds and 88 pounds of nitroglycerin dynamite.
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Nitroglycerin is an oil that may explode with heat, pressure or when it burns.
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Luer, 77, was a prominent banker who took nitroglycerin tablets for his bad heart.
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Nitroglycerin has been used to alleviate the chest pain of angina since 1879.
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Nobel used nitroglycerin to produce an explosive that was contained and manageable.
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If you take a nitrate, like nitroglycerin, do not take erection-enhancing medicines.
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- 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)
- Nitroglycerin (NG), (United States spelling) also known as nitroglycerine, (UK spelling), trinitroglycerin, trinitroglycerine, 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane and glyceryl trinitrate, is a heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol. ...
- A medication used to relax or dilate arteries and veins.
- A common form of the drug class called nitrates, prescribed to control angina attacks. Nitroglycerin comes in both short- and long-acting forms.
- A drug that relaxes blood vessels and increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart while reducing its workload. It is commonly used to treat angina.
- A medicine that dilates arteries causing decrease in workload on the heart.
- Used to combat Congestive Heart Failure, angina, pulmonary edema, or treatment after a heart attack (See Glossary). It is designed to alleviate chest pain and relax the vascular muscle. Common Nitroglycerins on the market are Deponit, Minitran, Nitrek, and Nitrol.
