: an oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9 used chiefly in making dynamite and in medicine as a vasodilator
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Recent Examples on the WebIt was used to produce nitroglycerin explosives, and also protected soldiers from trench foot. Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 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.New York Times, 29 Aug. 2019 His nitroglycerin, lunch, clothing and three rifles were found in his truck. Tammy Ayer, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2019 The League and 5 Star partnership, the weirdest of couples, is as stable as nitroglycerin. Josef Joffe, WSJ, 3 June 2018 A few years ago, researchers revealed a technology called the Halo x-ray system, which allows baggage screeners to not only see items in suitcases and packages but can differentiate between substances, like shampoo and nitroglycerin. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 July 2018 Ohio law bans most automatic weapons, often called machine guns, by grouping them with other dangerous items such as explosives, grenades and nitroglycerin. Chrissie Thompson, Cincinnati.com, 22 Feb. 2018 Craddock torments the inhabitants of Las Mudas, shooting their leader in cold blood and torturing the barkeep with nitroglycerin. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2018 Most wrap manufacturers use glycerol—a compound also used in, among other things, anti-freeze and the production of nitroglycerin. Nicola Temple, WSJ, 4 May 2018 See More