NITROGLYCERIN meaning: Explosive compound used in medicine

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nitroglycerin: Merriam-Webster
nitroglycerin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
nitroglycerin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
nitroglycerin: Collins English Dictionary
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Nitroglycerin, nitroglycerin: Wordnik
nitroglycerin: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
nitroglycerin: Wiktionary
nitroglycerin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
nitroglycerin (nitroglycerine): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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nitroglycerin: Dictionary.com
Nitroglycerin (drug), Nitroglycerin (medication), Nitroglycerin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Nitroglycerin: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
nitroglycerin: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
nitroglycerin: Rhymezone
Nitroglycerin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
nitroglycerin: FreeDictionary.org
nitroglycerin: Mnemonic Dictionary
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nitroglycerin: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)

nitroglycerin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Nitroglycerin: Merck Manuals
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nitroglycerin: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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nitroglycerin: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun: Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine [(organic chemistry) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.]

Opposite:

inert, stable, non-explosive

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sublingual, intravenous, intracoronary, topical, liquid, pure, oral, explosive, prophylactic, transdermal, buccal

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