nitroglycerine

British

/ ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəˌriːn, -ˈɡlɪsərɪn /

noun

Also called: trinitroglycerine. a pale yellow viscous explosive liquid substance made from glycerol and nitric and sulphuric acids and used in explosives, and in medicine as a vasodilator. Formula: CH 2 NO 3 CHNO 3 CH 2 NO 3

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Asked to keep a game close in hopes of a late rally, reliever Diego Castillo provided a performance which was the equivalent of backing up a nitroglycerine truck into dumpster fire.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022

This adds to evidence that nitroglycerine causes an attack that closely mirrors what happens naturally.

From Nature ● Oct. 13, 2020

His own nitroglycerine pills were brought from his home, and I gave him one.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2019

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it shifted to the southern hemisphere, reducing 390,000 of the 400,000 great whales that once roamed the Southern Ocean to margarine, nitroglycerine and other “marine ingredients”.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2018

I didn't appreciate what I was doing, or I wouldn't have blown up with a report like a nitroglycerine storehouse.

From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy

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