Definition of nitroglycerine

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • nitroglycerine is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • nitroglycerine is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • nitroglycerine is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of nitroglycerine


  • 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. glyceryl trinitrate
    2. nitroglycerin
    3. nitrospan
    4. nitrostat
    5. trinitroglycerin

See definition of nitroglycerine in Merriam Webster