"nitroglycerin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nitroglycerin [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: nitro- + glycerin Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|nitro|glycerin}} nitro- + glycerin Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.
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  2. Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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