Main Entry: ni·tro·glyc·er·in

Variant(s): or ni·tro·glyc·er·ine \ˌnī-trə-ˈglis-(ə-)rən\

Function: noun

: a heavy oily explosive poisonous liquid C₃H₅N₃O₉ used chiefly in making dynamites and in medicine as a vasodilator (as in angina pectoris)—called also trinitrin, trinitroglycerin; see nitro-dur, nitrostat