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Nitroglycerine   /nˌaɪtroʊglˈɪsərən/  /nˌaɪtrəglˈɪsərən/  /nˌaɪtʃrəglˈɪsərən/   Listen
Nitroglycerine

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, nitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin.






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Words linked to "Nitroglycerine" :   nitroglycerin, nitrate, Nitrostat, blasting gelatin, vasodilator, glyceryl trinitrate, dynamite, cordite, vasodilative



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