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Nitroglycerine

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Noun

1. glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, nitrospan, nitrostat, trinitroglycerin

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 Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nitroglycerine

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noun
a pale yellow viscous explosive liquid substance made from glycerol and nitric and sulphuric acids and used in explosives, and in medicine as a vasodilator. Formula: CH2NO3CHNO3CH2NO3
. Also called: trinitroglycerine

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Nitroglycerine

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n.
A thick, pale yellow liquid, C3H5N3O9, that is explosive on concussion or exposure to sudden heat. It is used in the production of dynamite and blasting gelatin and as a vasodilator in medicine.

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