nitroglycerin
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And that was before the idiotic failure to call 911 or at least grab the emergency nitroglycerin pill she knew was in the bedside drawer.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2021
Since then, he has kept nitroglycerin pills in his left pocket for pain relief.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2020
The explosion of nitroglycerin is a chemical change because the gases produced are very different kinds of matter from the original substance.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
As a teenager, he also worked on tuna boats out of Galveston, Texas, and driving a truck carrying nitroglycerin on a construction job in North Carolina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
He carried aspirins and nitroglycerin tablets and who knew what else.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Vocabulary lists containing nitroglycerin
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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