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trinitroglycerin

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tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅glyc⋅er⋅in

  [trahy-nahy-troh-glis-er-in]
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–noun Chemistry.
nitroglycerin.
Origin:
1860–65; trinitro- + glycerin

ni⋅tro⋅glyc⋅er⋅in

  [nahy-truh-glis-er-in]
–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C3H5N3O9, prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
Also, ni⋅tro⋅glyc⋅er⋅ine  [nahy-truh-glis-er-in, -uh-reen] .
Also called glonoin, glyceryl trinitrate, trinitroglycerin.

Origin:
1855–60; nitro- + glycerin
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tri·ni·tro·glyc·er·in   (trī-nī'trō-glĭs'ər-ĭn)   
n.  Nitroglycerin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ni·tro·glyc·er·in
Variant: or ni·tro·glyc·er·ine /"nI-tr&-'glis-(&-)r&n/
Function: noun
: a heavy oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9 used chiefly in making dynamites and in medicine as a vasodilator (asin angina pectoris) called also trinitrin, trinitroglycerin; —see NITRO-DUR NITROSTAT

Main Entry: tri·ni·tro·glyc·er·in
Pronunciation: "trI-"nI-tr&-'glis-(&-)r&n
Function: noun
: NITROGLYCERIN
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Medical Dictionary

nitroglycerin ni·tro·glyc·er·in or ni·tro·glyc·er·ine (nī'trō-glĭs'ər-ĭn, -trə-)
n.
A thick, pale yellow liquid that is explosive on concussion or exposure to sudden heat, used as a vasodilator in medicine.

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nitroglycerin   (nī'trō-glĭs'ər-ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A thick, pale-yellow, explosive liquid formed by treating glycerin with nitric and sulfuric acids. It is used to make dynamite and in medicine to dilate blood vessels. Chemical formula: C3H5N3O9.
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