nitroglycerin
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- noun
- /ˌnaɪtroʊˈɡlɪsərɪn/
- Specialized
:
nitroglicerina
- After her heart attack, she always kept nitroglycerin pills in her bag in case of an emergency.
- sublingual nitroglycerin
- administration of nitroglycerin
He ironically, though, suffered from some heart problems for which the remedy was nitroglycerine.
- He ironically, though, suffered from some heart problems for which the remedy was nitroglycerine.
- They would usually stuff the torpedo with dynamite, but sometimes they would pour liquid nitroglycerin into this thing, this tube.
Examples
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When the pain struck, the veteran of heart disease incidents and procedures swallowed two of the nitroglycerin pills he carries.
Blog text (26) -
His father and two older brothers had gone out early with coronaries, and he himself took nitroglycerin tablets to ward off angina.
Fiction book (1994) -
The use of sublingual nitroglycerin was allowed if chest pain occurred.
Academic text (2007) -
Blood pressure and heart rate were monitored in the left arm before and after the brachial artery measurements and before and after nitroglycerin administration.
Academic text (2014) -
He's had bouts of angina and is wearing a nitroglycerin patch.
Fiction book (1997) -
The chest pain had not progressed from the time of onset, and the symptoms resolved spontaneously or with sublingual nitroglycerin.
Academic text (1994) -
The doctor prescribed nitroglycerin to help improve blood flow and manage her heart condition.
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He learned that nitroglycerin can be used to relieve chest pain by widening blood vessels.
Synonyms
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A slang name for a substance used to boost car speed or ease chest pain
A strong chemical used as a medicine to relieve chest pain and in explosives
A very strong yellow oily liquid that can explode and is used in small doses to treat chest pain
A tablet of nitroglycerin placed under the tongue to treat sudden chest pain from angina
A medicine used for chest pain that widens blood vessels
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nitroglycerin comes from two parts: nitro- and glycerin. The nitro- part links to 'nitric' chemicals used in explosives, and glycerin means a 'sweet oil' found in soaps and medicines, so the name hints that nitroglycerin is an oily substance that can be very explosive but is also used carefully as medicine.