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Definition of: nitroglycerin
(nī′trō·glis′ər·in) noun Chem.
A colorless to pale-yellow, oily liquid, C3H5 (ONO2)3, made by nitrating glycerol: an explosive and propellant, commonly combined, as with infusorial earth, to form dynamite and reduce the danger of its explosion by percussion. It is sometimes used in medicine. Also ni′tro·glyc′er·ine. [<NITRO- + GLYCERIN]
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