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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nitroglycerine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin |
| Type of | nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator |
Examples of nitroglycerine
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The patient needs an aspirin, oxygen, and nitroglycerine medication immediately.
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Gelatin dynamites containing nitroglycerine have a degree of water resistance.
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Instead, they are based on nitrocellulose or nitroglycerine mixtures.
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His formulation was composed of 10% camphor and equal parts of nitroglycerine and collodion.
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Using later discredited forensic tests they said the family had handled the explosive nitroglycerine.
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In small doses, nitroglycerine can help with heart ailments.
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Those of little faith could opt to provide the glycerol for nitroglycerine, thus going out with a bang.
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He also had over 100 pounds of urea sulfate white powder and eight ounces of nitroglycerine mixture.
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The Mark 1 cordite had a formula of 37% nitrocellulose, 58% nitroglycerine, and 5% petroleum jelly.
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- Nitroglycerin: 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)
- The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on ...
- A nitrate like drug that can be placed beneath the tongue to rapidly dilate the coronary arteries to increase the blood flow within those arteries.
- This is a medication given to people who have heart disease to use if they experience angina. In an angina episode, there is not enough oxygen rich blood flow going to the heart due to narrowing of the vessel. ...
- A heavy, oily, explosive liquid used medicinally in tiny amounts to dilate blood vessels in treating angina pectoris.
