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- noun (Chem.) An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.
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- noun chemistry An
explosive nitro derivative of certainsugars ,analogous tonitroglycerin ,guncotton , etc.
Etymologies
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nitro- + saccharin
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