Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nitroglycerine | Yes | No | No | No |
cordite | Yes | No | No | No |
nitroglycerine (noun) | cordite (noun) |
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a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords |