| nitroglycerin | (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), Syn. Nitrostat, Nitrospan, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin |
| nitrospan | (n) trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris, Syn. Nitrostat |