- nitroglycerine as a noun:
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nitroglycerine
noun
1 nitroglycerine
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: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin.
Roget 406: snap etc. v.; rapping etc. v.; decrepitation, crepitation; report, thud; burst, explosion, blast, boom, ... show more
Dutch: nitroglycerine
Polish: nitrogliceryna
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