NITROGLYCERINE
\nˌa͡ɪtɹə͡ʊɡlˈɪsəɹˌiːn], \nˌaɪtɹəʊɡlˈɪsəɹˌiːn], \n_ˌaɪ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ɡ_l_ˈɪ_s_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_n]\
Definitions of NITROGLYCERINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
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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)
By Princeton University
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