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nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen mustard
nitrogen narcosis
nitrogenase
nitrogenize
nitrogenous base
nitroglycerin
nitrohydrochloric acid
nitromethane
nitroparaffin
nitrosamine
nitrous
nitrous acid
nitrous oxide
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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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