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noun
Synonym of nitroglycerine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: GTN, nitroglycerine
Antonyms: none provided
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, Nitrospan, Nitrostat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vasodilator, vasodilative, nitrate
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