pentaerythritol tetranitrate


noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C5H8N4O12, used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
Also called PETN

Origin of pentaerythritol tetranitrate

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby pentaerythritol tetranitrate