Nitroglycerine (Noun)
Meaning
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The heart medication was in the form of nitroglycerine tablets that were meant to be dissolved under the tongue in emergency situations.
- After accidentally spilling some nitroglycerine on his hand, the technician rushed to the shower to rinse it off immediately.
- Because nitroglycerine was used as an ingredient in many of their explosives, the manufacturer's employees were screened carefully to ensure no adverse medical reactions would occur on the job.
- By reducing blood pressure through nitroglycerine application, medical personnel are often able to temporarily relieve symptoms of cardiac episodes such as chest pain and rapid heartbeats.
- With one eye always watching for unauthorized people on site, explosives plant workers prepared drums containing hundreds of pounds of deadly liquid nitroglycerine every month for mass shipping out of state.