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nitrifying bacterium
nitrile
nitrile rubber
nitrite
nitrite bacterium
nitro
nitro-
nitroaniline
nitrobacterium
nitrobenzene
nitrocellulose
nitrochloroform
nitrofuran
nitrofurantoin
nitrogen
nitrogen balance
nitrogen cycle
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nitroglycerin
ni·tro·glyc·er·in [ ntrō glíssərin, ntrə glíssərin ] or ni·tro·glyc·er·ine [ ntrō glíssərin, ntrə glíssərin ]


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explosive liquid: a colorless thick oily flammable and explosive liquid. Use: manufacture of explosives, treatment of angina. C3H5N3O9
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