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Meaning of NITROGLYCERINE

Pronunciation:  `nItrow'glisureen

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 Definition: [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)
 
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 Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin
 
 See Also: blasting gelatin, cordite, dynamite, nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator

 

 

 

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