"nitroglycerin" in the noun sense
1. nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat
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)
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