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NITROGLYCERINE HILL

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A facility for producing nitroglycerine, usually part of a NITROGLYCERINE WORKS. Nitroglycerine and waste liquids flow down hill through a sequence of separators and storage houses under gravity, because pumping nitroglycerine can cause detonation.

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NITROCELLULOSE FACTORY A factory where nitrocellulose, a substance used in the manufacture of explosives and propellants, is made by treating cellulose with sulphuric and nitric acids.
NITROGLYCERINE WORKS A works or factory where nitroglycerine is manufactured. May include several nitroglycerine hills.

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