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nitroglycerine(dictionary)

nitroglycerine (iou)



nitroglycerine noun. . M19.
[from NITRO- + GLYCERINE.]
An explosive oily liquid made by treating glycerol with a mixture of concentrated nitric and sulphuric acids, used as an explosive and medicinally as a vasodilator. Also called glyceryl trinitrate.