nitroglycerin
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"I thought you were reaching for your emergency nitroglycerin pill," she jokes with a "ha ha old man" lightness.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2021
According to Hayes, doctors said he was smart to have not taken his nitroglycerin pills because they could have put him in more danger.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2020
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
Drug interactions are largely similar, with the most important interaction being a contraindication to nitrate-containing drugs, such as nitroglycerin, commonly used to treat angina.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018
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
Vocabulary lists containing nitroglycerin
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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