Glonoin - 2 dictionary results
ni⋅tro⋅glyc⋅er⋅in
[nahy-truh-glis-er-in] 
trəˈglɪs
–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
| a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C3H5N3O9, prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris. |
Also, ni⋅tro⋅glyc⋅er⋅ine [nahy-truh-glis-er-in, -uh-reen] .
[nahy-truh-glis-er-in, -uh-reen] . Also called glonoin, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerin.
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Glonoin
Glon"o*in\ Glonoine \Glon"o*ine\, n. [Glycerin + oxygen + nitrogen + -in, -ine.]1. Same as Nitroglycerin; -- called also oil of glonoin. [Obs.] 2. (Med.) A dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a neurotic.
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