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Nitroglycerin   /nˌaɪtroʊglˈɪsərən/  /nˌaɪtrəglˈɪsərən/  /nˌaɪtʃrəglˈɪsərən/   Listen
Nitroglycerin

noun
(Written also nitroglycerine)
1.
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).  Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin.






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"Nitroglycerin" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tremble in his hand. No, no cigars now, he thought. Not with the old pump acting up like this. Too much excitement. He reached for the little box of nitroglycerin tablets in his watch-pocket, got it out, took ...
— A World Apart • Samuel Kimball Merwin



Words linked to "Nitroglycerin" :   vasodilative, blasting gelatin, nitroglycerine, vasodilator, dynamite, Nitrospan, cordite, nitrate



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