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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



... raised feeble but protesting eyes: "Never! The Angel of Death shall never find me with the odor of liquor on my lips. Could you send for some nitroglycerin?" ...
— A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill • Alice Hegan Rice



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



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