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A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol
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trinitroglycerin
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WordNet
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n. 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) [syn: nitroglycerin , nitroglycerine , glyceryl trinitrate , Nitrospan , Nitrostat ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nitroglycerin \Ni`tro*glyc"er*in\, Nitroglycerine \Ni`tro*glyc"er*ine\(n[imac]`tr[-o]*gl[i^]s"[~e]r*[i^]n), n. [Nitro- + glycerin.] (Chem.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts ...
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n. nitroglycerine