Nitroglycerin and Nitrate

Nitroglycerin 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).

Nitrate and nitroglycerin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nitrate" instead a noun "Nitroglycerin".

Nitrate noun - Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid).

Nitroglycerin and nitrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Nitroglycerin" with "Nitrate", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: nitration, nitre, nitric, nitrite, nitrating