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pyroglycerin

pyroglycerin noun: nitroglycerin; diglycerol.

Noun

pyroglycerin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) nitroglycerin; diglycerol

Origin of pyroglycerin

From pyro- + glycerin.

Questions about pyroglycerin

What does pyroglycerin mean?
Pyroglycerin means nitroglycerin; diglycerol.
What part of speech is pyroglycerin?
Pyroglycerin is a noun.

Words near pyroglycerin in the dictionary

  1. pyroglutamyl
  2. pyroglutamylated
  3. pyroglutamylation
  4. pyroglutamylations
  5. pyroglutamyls
  6. pyroglycerin
  7. pyroglyphid
  8. pyroglyphids
  9. pyrognomic
  10. pyrognostic
  11. pyrognostics

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