pentaerythritol tetranitrate
Chemistry
noun
A crystalline solid, C(CH2NO3)4, used as a high explosive and also medically as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris; abbreviated PETN.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
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