Associations to the word «Nitroglycerin»

Wiktionary

NITROGLYCERIN, noun. Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine

Dictionary definition

NITROGLYCERIN, noun. 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).

Wise words

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