nitroleum

English

Etymology

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

Noun

nitroleum (uncountable)

(archaic) Nitroglycerine.

References

“nitroleum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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