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