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: nitroglycerine , nitroglycerine , trinitroglycerin , trinitroglycerin , glyceryl trinitrate , glyceryl trinitrate , nitrospan , nitrospan , nitrostat , nitrostat ]