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nitroglycerin
CH2NO3CHNO3CH2NO3 Highly unstable, explosive, flammable pale-yellow liquid; soluble in alcohol; freezes at 13_C and explodes at 260_C; used as an explosive, to make dynamite, and in medicine. Also spelled nitroglycerine.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Organic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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