nitroglycerin
ni·tro·glyc·er·in
noun \ˌnī-trə-ˈglis-rən, -ˈgli-sə-\Definition of NITROGLYCERIN
: an oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9 used chiefly in making dynamite and in medicine as a vasodilator
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ni·tro·glyc·er·in or ni·tro·glyc·er·ine \ˌnī-trə-ˈglis-rən, -ˈgli-sə-\
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First Known Use: 1857
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