noun
- A highly explosive oily liquid made from glycerol and nitric acid, used in dynamite and as a heart medication.
Usage: Also spelled nitroglycerin (U.S. preferred spelling).; In medicine, used as a vasodilator to treat angina and heart conditions.
Examples
- Nitroglycerine is a key component of dynamite used in mining and construction.
- The doctor prescribed nitroglycerine tablets to help manage the patient's angina.
- Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite relied on the stabilization of nitroglycerine.
- Nitroglycerine is extremely sensitive to shock and friction.
- The patient carried nitroglycerine spray for emergency relief during chest pain.