nnoun.substancea heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)Synset:Nitrospan Nitrostat glyceryl trinitrate nitroglycerin nitroglycerine trinitroglycerin
Substance Holonyms:blasting gelatin cordite dynamite Nitrospan Nitrostat
Hypernyms:nitrate vasodilative vasodilator
Inherited Hypernyms:nitroglycerinnitratecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nitroglycerinnitratecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nitroglycerinvasodilatordilatordrugagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nitroglycerinvasodilatordilatordrugagentsubstancematterphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacttrade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectorisSynset:Nitrospan Nitrostat
Hypernyms:vasodilative vasodilator
Inherited Hypernyms:nitrospanvasodilatordilatordrugagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nitrospanvasodilatordilatordrugagentsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Substance Meronyms:Nitrospan Nitrostat glyceryl trinitrate nitroglycerin nitroglycerine trinitroglycerin