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Nitroglycerine

Nitroglycerine Meaning & Definition
Nitroglycerine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nitroglycerine?

[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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nitroglycerine: glyceryl trinitrate | nitroglycerin | Nitrospan | Nitrostat | trinitroglycerin

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nitroglycerine:

See Also | blasting gelatin | cordite | dynamite | nitrate | vasodilative | vasodilator

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