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nitroglycerine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons, Technology
ni·tro·gly·ce·rine, nitroglycerin /ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərən, -riːn $ -troʊˈɡlɪsərɪn/ noun [uncountable]  PMWTa chemical used to make a powerful liquid explosive and also in some medicines 硝化甘油
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nitroglycerineThe Subway Series lumbers along like a freight train overloaded with nitroglycerine on a mountain pass.
ni·tro·gly·ce·rine nounChineseSyllable
powerful Corpus to a a chemical make used


nitroglycerine
nitroglycerine , nitroglycerin /ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərən, ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn, -riːn $ -troʊˈɡlɪsərən/ noun [uncountable]
a chemical used to make a powerful liquid explosive and also in some medicines


nitro·gly·cer·ineBrE /ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsəriːn/ 🔊, /ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnaɪtroʊˈɡlɪsərən/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (US usually nitro·gly·cerin BrE /ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌnaɪtroʊˈɡlɪsərən/ 🔊) noun [uncountable] a powerful liquid explosive 硝化甘油