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English noun: nitroglycerine

1. nitroglycerine (substance) 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)


Synonymsglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin


Broader (hypernym)nitrate, vasodilative, vasodilator


Substance meronymblasting gelatin, cordite, dynamite, Nitrospan, Nitrostat









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