nitroglycerin
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.
Browse dictionary entries near nitroglycerin
- nitrogenous
- nitrogenize
- nitrogenase
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrogen narcosis
- nitrogen mustard
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen cycle
- nitrogen
- nitrolic acid
- nitrometer
- nitroparaffin
- nitrosamine
- nitroso-
- nitrosyl
- nitrous
- nitrous acid
- nitrous bacteria
- nitrous oxide
