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Noun nitrostat has 2 senses

nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat - 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)
--₁ is a kind of nitrate; vasodilator, vasodilative
--₁ is a substance of
blasting gelatin; cordite; dynamite; Nitrospan, Nitrostat
Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris
--₂ is a kind of vasodilator, vasodilative
--₂ has substances:
nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat