Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. 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.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A compound (C3H5N3O9) produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric and sulphuric acids on glycerin at low temperatures. It is a light-yellow, oily liquid, of specific gravity 1.6, and is a most powerful explosive agent, detonating when struck, or when heated quickly to 306˚ F. For use in blasting it is mixed with one fourth its weight of silicions earth, and is then called
dynamite . Taken internally, it is a violent poison, but in minute doses is used in medicine in the treatment of angina pectoris and heart-failure. Also called glonoin, nitroleum, blasting-oil, glyceryl nitrate, trinitrate of glyceryl, and trinitrin.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called
glycerin nitrate ; also calledtrinitroglycerin andglyceryl trinitrate . It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name ofglonion .
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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)
Examples
“The heart drug nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide by the body and widens blood vessels, easing the pain of angina.”
“The next step was to elucidate the mechanism by which nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide by vascular smooth muscle.”
“Therefore, nitroglycerin is often used by patients with angina pectoris.”
“Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a product in which the explosion-prone nitroglycerin is curbed by being absorbed in kieselguhr, a porous soil rich in shells of diatoms.”
“Experts say there may be a link between cluster headaches and some medications, such as nitroglycerin, which is used for the treatment of heart disease.”
“People compare it to nitroglycerin, which is something us older guys remember growing up as kids.”
“The problem is a lot of people who do have heart failure will also take a medication known as nitroglycerin, which does the exact same thing.”
“The nitroglycerin will be the heavy oil on the bottom of the washing tank.”
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“The chemical may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels, the FDA said.”
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“The undeclared drug – benzamidenafil — is not FDA-approved and poses a threat to consumers because it could interact with some prescription drugs that contain nitrates, such as nitroglycerin and others, that are used by people with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart disease.”
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