nitrospan

Noun

• trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris

• 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)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Nitrospan , Nitrostat , nitroglycerin , nitroglycerine , trinitroglycerin , glyceryl trinitrate