noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of nitroglycerine. uncountable
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

All synonyms

nitroglycerinenitroglyceringlyceryl trinitrateglyceryl trinitratenitronitroglycerin

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