Nitrospan

Definitions of Nitrospan
  1. noun
    a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
    synonyms: Nitrostat, glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin
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    type of:
    vasodilative, vasodilator
    a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
    nitrate
    any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
  2. noun
    trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
    synonyms: Nitrostat
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    type of:
    vasodilative, vasodilator
    a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
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