nitrospan (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *Nitrospan*:
NOUN	substance	Nitrospan, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrostat	a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid / liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol
artifact	Nitrospan, Nitrostat	trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris

English > *Nitrospan*: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid / liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan / Nitrospan and Nitrostat / Nitrostat).
Synonyms	nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrostat
Broader	nitrate	Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Broader	vasodilator, vasodilative	A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
Substance of	Nitrospan, Nitrostat	trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
	blasting gelatin	mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
	cordite	explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
	dynamite	An explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Usage of	trade name	a name given to a product or service
Spanish	nitroglicerina
Catalan	nitroglicerina

English > *Nitrospan*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
Synonym	Nitrostat
Broader	vasodilator, vasodilative	A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
Substances	nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat	A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid / liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol

HyperDic: nitrospan