nitroglycerin

• Líquido aceitoso, amarillento, pesado y tóxico, obtenido por nitración de la glicerina, usado como explosivo y en medicina como vasodilatador.

A heavy, yellow, poisonous, oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol, used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator.

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1. Medical vasodilatorB2formalmedical

   A medication used to treat heart conditions such as angina by relaxing and widening blood vessels.

   Nitroglicerina (vasodilatador)

   • The doctor prescribed nitroglycerin for his chest pain.
   • She placed a nitroglycerin tablet under her tongue.
   • Nitroglycerin is often used to relieve angina symptoms quickly.

   Sinónimosglyceryl trinitratenitroglycerinetrinitroglycerin

2. Explosive compoundC1formalscientific

   A heavy, yellow, oily, and poisonous liquid that is highly explosive, produced by nitrating glycerol.

   Nitroglicerina

   • Nitroglycerin is a key component in dynamite.
   • The chemical was handled with extreme caution due to its instability.
   • Alfred Nobel invented dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin.

   Sinónimosglyceryl trinitratenitroglycerinetrinitroglycerin