nitrospan

Noun nitrospan has 2 senses

• nitrospan(n = noun.substance) glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - 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);
is a kind of vasodilative, vasodilator, nitrate

• nitrospan(n = noun.artifact) nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris;
is a kind of vasodilative, vasodilator