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
See nitroglycerin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ni·tro·glyc·er·ine
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.