Nitroglycerin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thick, pale yellow liquid, C3H5N3O9, that is explosive on concussion or exposure to sudden heat. It is used in the production of dynamite and blasting gelatin and as a vasodilator in medicine.
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  • n. Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate; also called trinitroglycerin and glyceryl trinitrate. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of glonion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A compound (C3H5N3O9) produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric and sulphuric acids on glycerin at low temperatures.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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)
    • Equivalent
    nitroglycerine   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vasodilative    nitrate    vasodilator   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    nitroglycerine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nitroglycerine    nitro-glycerine    nitroguanidine    azide    collodion   
     
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