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nitroglycerin

[nahy-truh-glis-er-in] / ˌnaɪ trəˈglɪs ər ɪn /
NOUN
dynamite
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And that was before the idiotic failure to call 911 or at least grab the emergency nitroglycerin pill she knew was in the bedside drawer.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2021

Since then, he has kept nitroglycerin pills in his left pocket for pain relief.

From Washington Post Nov. 20, 2020

Men too broke to escape a sweaty Latin American village leap at the chance to earn $2,000 apiece driving an emergency shipment of nitroglycerin 300 miles to extinguish an oil inferno for an American company.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2019

The explosion of nitroglycerin is a chemical change because the gases produced are very different kinds of matter from the original substance.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

He raised the glass and held it up before the brightest lamp, handling it as if it were nitroglycerin.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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