Nitroglycerin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

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  2. 2
    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) wordnet

Synonyms

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dynamiteexplosiveglyceryl trinitrateglyceryl trinitratenitronitroglycerine

Example

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"You have to be careful when working with nitroglycerin."

Etymology

From nitro- + glycerin.

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