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nitroglycerin Definition

nitro·glyc·erin (nī′trō glis′ər in, -trə-)

noun

a thick, pale-yellow, flammable, explosive oil, CH(ONO), prepared by treating glycerin with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids: used in medicine and in making dynamites and propellants

nitroglycerin Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • patch: They claim to have shown that nitroglycerin patches ( NTG ) were effective in thrombophlebitis syndrome.