nitroleum

English

Etymology

From Latin nitrum (“natron”) + oleum (“oil”).

Noun

nitroleum (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Nitroglycerine.

References
  • nitroleum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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