trinitroglycerin

[trahy-nahy-troh-glis-er-in]

tri·ni·tro·glyc·er·in

[trahy-nahy-troh-glis-er-in]
noun Chemistry.

Origin:
1860–65; trinitro- + glycerin
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Trinitroglycerin is always a great word to know.
So is glacial. Does it mean:
of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid
rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light
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trinitroglycerin

noun
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) [syn: nitroglycerin
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